Dan Gakeler vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Gakeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dean Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.49 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. By the career numbers, Dean Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Gakeler and Dean Thomas

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.49
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
8.92
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.12
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.25
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
40.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
6.35
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
34.82
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
35.39
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Dan Gakeler and Dean Thomas

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.08
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.08
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Gakeler and Dean Thomas

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-20.96
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA