Scott Alexander vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander 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 3.36 and 1.367 for Scott Alexander. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Blaine Thomas

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.36
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
8.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.33
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
37.62
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.8
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
33.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Blaine Thomas

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Blaine Thomas

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA