Lefty James vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty James built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Brad Thomas

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Brad Thomas

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Brad Thomas

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA