James Field vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Field 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. Brad Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.8 and WHIP 1.769 compared to 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. By the career numbers, Brad Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Brad Thomas

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
10.99
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.75
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
41.8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.97
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.97
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for James Field and Brad Thomas

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Brad Thomas

James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
300
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA