Bill Champion vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 107). Bill Champion held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 74 vs 60). Role difference aside, Brad Thompson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Brad Thompson

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.69
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
9.77
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.96
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.69
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.22
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3538
39.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1757
39.01
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
5.04
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.88
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3112
34.82
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.08
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Brad Thompson

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.72
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.18
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.35
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.93
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.91
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Brad Thompson

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
1122.94
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
544.95
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
4.49
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
19.36
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
214.68
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100