Tony Faeth vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 4.02 and 1.350 for Justin Thompson. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Justin Thompson

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.57
45.57
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.26
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2739
38
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.44
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
34.03
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Justin Thompson

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.2
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.25
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.58
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Justin Thompson

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1140
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.79
-33.83
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA