Gene Brabender vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Gene Brabender
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Justin Thompson a clear advantage over Gene Brabender across the core pitching metrics. Justin Thompson led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 93). Gene Brabender held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 99). Justin Thompson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gene Brabender and Justin Thompson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.57
45.57
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.98
52.98
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.25
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.02
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
8.78
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.26
8.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.26
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
6.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
5.94
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2672
38.72
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.71
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.44
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2364
34.26
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38

Fielding Stats for Gene Brabender and Justin Thompson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.67
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.25
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.94
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.74
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.98
52.98
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Brabender and Justin Thompson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
449.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
552.71
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
56.16
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
13.21
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.89
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
32.51
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.69
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.3
-12.7
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.6
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA