Jake Faria vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Jake Faria
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Faria 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. Jake Faria posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Jake Faria had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Faria and Brad Thomas

Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.87
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
8.87
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.32
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
8.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
39.56
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Jake Faria and Brad Thomas

Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.411
0.411
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Faria and Brad Thomas

Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
14800
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
106.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Faria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Faria
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA