Ryan Madson vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean Thomas. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Dean Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.83
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
35.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Dean Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Dean Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA