Denny Lemaster vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.97 and 1.412 for Ian Thomas. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Ian Thomas

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.53
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
6.57
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
38.65
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Ian Thomas

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Ian Thomas

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
519.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.09
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA