Jim Davis vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Davis
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Jim Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Davis and Brad Thomas

Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.01
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
8.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.96
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
38.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.63
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554
34.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Jim Davis and Brad Thomas

Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Davis and Brad Thomas

Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
796.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
512.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
8.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.93
-4.8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
54
279.31
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA