Bob James vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Blaine Thomas

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Blaine Thomas

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Blaine Thomas

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA