Matt Anderson vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson 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 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. 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 Anderson and Blaine Thomas

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.51
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
33.8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Blaine Thomas

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Blaine Thomas

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA