Bill James vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill James and Blaine Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill James carried a career ERA of 3.2 against Blaine Thomas's 0. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bill James and Blaine Thomas — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Blaine Thomas

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
8.47
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.41
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4958
37.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
4.26
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4332
33.05
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Blaine Thomas

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Blaine Thomas

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA