Brad Boxberger vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Boxberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.11 and 1.403 for Tommy Thomas. By the career numbers, Brad Boxberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Tommy Thomas

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.48
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.5
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
4.11
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.6
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
38.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9488
39.24
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Tommy Thomas

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.72
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.39
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.26
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.54
90.54
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.132
0.132
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Tommy Thomas

Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
526.37
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
44.47
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0