Fred Anderson vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Thomas

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Thomas

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
6.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Thomas

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
321.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA