Justin Thompson vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Justin Thompson a clear advantage over Wally Whitehurst across the core pitching metrics. Justin Thompson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 104). Wally Whitehurst held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 103). Justin Thompson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Justin Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.22
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.57
45.57
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
3.26
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Justin Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.22
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
15.31
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
11.27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0