Cy Ferry vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Ferry built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ian Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. By the career numbers, Ian Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Ian Thomas

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.5
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
38.65
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Ian Thomas

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Ian Thomas

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA