John Thomson vs. Harry Wilhelm — Career Comparison

John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Wilhelm
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Thomson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Wilhelm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Thomson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.411 compared to 6.12 and 1.560 for Harry Wilhelm. By the career numbers, John Thomson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Thomson and Harry Wilhelm

John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.6
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.68
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.12
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1398
9.9
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.96
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.09
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
2.61
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.67
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5470
38.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
39.96
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
5.2
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.92
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.86
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
35.2
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
38.52
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for John Thomson and Harry Wilhelm

John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.8
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.32
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
2.18
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.13
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
97.72
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Thomson and Harry Wilhelm

John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
340.16
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
500.79
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
99.21
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.19
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.45
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.07
23.73
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
107.45
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
111.81
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
118.11
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
31.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
34.65
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
66.14
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.15
25.43
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
116.09
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA