Joe Cascarella vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Cascarella
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cascarella 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. Brad Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 4.84 and 1.607 for Joe Cascarella. By the career numbers, Brad Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cascarella and Brad Thompson

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.38
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.8
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
4.84
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1622
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.2
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
10.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9.84
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.44
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.69
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.22
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
40.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1757
39.01
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.97
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.48
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.88
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
35.84
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
35.08
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Joe Cascarella and Brad Thompson

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1216
27
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405.1
9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.18
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.93
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.91
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.92
15.92
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cascarella and Brad Thompson

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
143
471.43
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
543.96
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
65.93
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
59.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.48
11.47
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
18.12
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
72.53
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
89.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-1.48
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
19.36
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
10
32.97
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100