Matt Albers vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Blaine Thomas

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.72
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
1.166
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Blaine Thomas

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Blaine Thomas

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA