David Hess vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Stan Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Stan Thomas

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
38.84
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.58
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Stan Thomas

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Stan Thomas

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.66
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-32.43
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA