Hal Carlson vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Hal Carlson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Carlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.46 and 1.419 for Brad Thompson. By the career numbers, Hal Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Carlson and Brad Thompson

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.54
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.97
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
10.14
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9.84
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.24
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.69
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
2.65
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.22
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8522
38.31
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.55
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7988
35.91
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
35.08
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Hal Carlson and Brad Thompson

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1216
27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405.1
9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.18
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.93
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.91
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.92
15.92
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Carlson and Brad Thompson

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
303.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
560.63
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
125.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
103.94
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
39.91
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
157.48
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
145.67
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
56.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
98.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.8
43.94
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
19.36
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
92.91
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100