Frank Blake vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Blake posted a stronger line than Sam Thompson. Frank Blake posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.26 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.162 vs 1.403). By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Sam Thompson

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.61
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.64
44.64
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.06
67.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.61
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.41
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
10.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.6
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.1
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Sam Thompson

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.63
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.12
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.861
1.861
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.28
66.28
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Sam Thompson

Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
291.89
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
104.48
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.93
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.91
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.96
32.71
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
128.36
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
134.33
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
53.73
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
38.81
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
89.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.49
34.3
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100