Tony Fossas vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Tony Fossas
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Fossas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 3.9 and 1.564 for Tony Fossas. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Fossas and Blaine Thomas

Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
9.4
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.84
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.02
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
39.88
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1616
34.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Tony Fossas and Blaine Thomas

Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Fossas and Blaine Thomas

Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
340200
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-260
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA