Ryan Franklin vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin 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 4.14 and 1.346 for Ryan Franklin. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Franklin and Blaine Thomas

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
9.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
5.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.39
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5113
38.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
4.41
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.73
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4642
34.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Ryan Franklin and Blaine Thomas

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3603
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.87
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.92
19.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Franklin and Blaine Thomas

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
8.32
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-5.76
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA