Xavier Hernandez vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean Thomas. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Dean Thomas

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
35.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Dean Thomas

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Dean Thomas

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-20.96
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA