Mike Bynum vs. Ryan Thompson — Career Comparison

Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bynum built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.210 compared to 7.73 and 1.766 for Mike Bynum. By the career numbers, Ryan Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bynum and Ryan Thompson

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.47
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.73
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.54
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
10.97
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
8.2
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.39
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.39
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.31
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
7.76
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
42.33
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
37.18
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.12
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.73
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.14
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.78
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
36.28
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
34.16
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Mike Bynum and Ryan Thompson

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.47
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.53
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.39
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.27
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.414
0.414
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bynum and Ryan Thompson

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
7.14
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ryan Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA