Joe Dawson vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dawson 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. Joe Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Joe Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Brad Thomas

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.15
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.8
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
39.31
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.8
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
35.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Brad Thomas

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Brad Thomas

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
416.47
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
543.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA