Rick James vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick 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. Brad Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.8 and WHIP 1.769 compared to 13.5 and 2.357 for Rick James. By the career numbers, Brad Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick James and Brad Thomas

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
10.99
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
40.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.97
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Rick James and Brad Thomas

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick James and Brad Thomas

Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA