Scott Barnes vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Scott Barnes
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.2 and 1.265 for Scott Barnes. By the career numbers, Claude Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Barnes and Claude Thomas

Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
8.58
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.46
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.63
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
39.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.45
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
34.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Scott Barnes and Claude Thomas

Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.95
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.409
0.409
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Barnes and Claude Thomas

Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.34
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-23.83
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA