Ryan Madson vs. Lefty Thomas — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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. Lefty Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 3.48 and 1.292 for Ryan Madson. By the career numbers, Lefty Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Lefty Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.48
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
43.62
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Lefty Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.375
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Lefty Thomas

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-31.42
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA