Mike Dunne vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Dunne 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. Mike Dunne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Mike Dunne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Dunne and Brad Thomas

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.94
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
39.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.84
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
34.19
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Dunne and Brad Thomas

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.54
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Dunne and Brad Thomas

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
398.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
488.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
49.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
11.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
89.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
34
152.24
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA