Josh James vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Josh James
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh 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 4.64 and 1.322 for Josh 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 Josh James and Blaine Thomas

Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.64
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.52
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.15
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
13.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
38.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.81
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
33.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Josh James and Blaine Thomas

Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.096
0.096
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh James and Blaine Thomas

Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA