Toots Ferrell vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Toots Ferrell
Silent GenerationMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Toots Ferrell 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. Toots Ferrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.5 and WHIP 1.611 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Toots Ferrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Toots Ferrell and Brad Thomas

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
10.99
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
41.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.97
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
38
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.5
41.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Toots Ferrell and Brad Thomas

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Toots Ferrell and Brad Thomas

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
720
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA