Jim Deshaies vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Deshaies
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Deshaies 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 Deshaies posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Jim Deshaies had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Deshaies and Brad Thomas

Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.93
46.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4575
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
8.46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
3.39
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
5.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6432
37.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
4.38
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.39
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.34
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
33.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Jim Deshaies and Brad Thomas

Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4575
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.56
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
94.7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Deshaies and Brad Thomas

Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
351.82
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
508.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
5.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
76.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.28
-12.66
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
31.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
186
253.64
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
60
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Deshaies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA