Dave Jolly vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly 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 3.77 and 1.593 for Dave Jolly. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Jolly and Blaine Thomas

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.77
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
7.88
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
6.12
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.23
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
34.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Dave Jolly and Blaine Thomas

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.396
0.396
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Jolly and Blaine Thomas

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
1777.78
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
155.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
122.22
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.03
67.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
211.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
188.89
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.73
74.78
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA