Jay Avrea vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Mike Thompson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
40.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
35.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Mike Thompson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Mike Thompson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
13.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
6.66
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
251.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA