Kyle Drabek vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Kyle Drabek
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Drabek 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. Kyle Drabek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.698 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Kyle Drabek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Drabek and Brad Thomas

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.26
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.42
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.86
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.59
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
6.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
40.83
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.51
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
34.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Kyle Drabek and Brad Thomas

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Drabek and Brad Thomas

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA