Ted Bowsfield vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ian Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Ian Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ian Thomas

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.52
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
38.65
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ian Thomas

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Ian Thomas

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
705
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
519
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA