Joe Gilbert vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Gilbert
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gilbert 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 6.82 and 1.806 for Joe Gilbert. By the career numbers, Dean Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gilbert and Dean Thomas

Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.82
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.49
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
10.31
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9.76
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.12
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
41.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
40.73
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.71
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.542
1.542
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
35.56
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Gilbert and Dean Thomas

Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gilbert and Dean Thomas

Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4300
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-19.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA