Zack Littell vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Zack Littell
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Littell 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. Zack Littell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.97 and 1.412 for Ian Thomas. By the career numbers, Zack Littell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Littell and Ian Thomas

Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.76
33.76
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.88
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1808
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
8.92
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.46
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.02
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
7.41
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2514
37.54
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
38.65
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.14
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
34.9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Zack Littell and Ian Thomas

Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1808
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.46
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.76
33.76
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Littell and Ian Thomas

Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
35100
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4500
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA