Sam Thompson vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Thompson and Wally Whitehurst are fairly close on the surface numbers. Wally Whitehurst had the edge in ERA (4.02 vs 4.41). By the career numbers, Wally Whitehurst had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sam Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
10.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
9.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
34.95
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Sam Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.63
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Thompson and Wally Whitehurst

Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
740.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
537.31
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
104.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
32.71
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
128.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
34.3
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
32.84
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0