Ryan Madson vs. Frank Thompson — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Thompson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Frank Thompson 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 3.51 and 1.274 for Frank Thompson. 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 Frank Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
8.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
38.97
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.95
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
35.04
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Frank Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.99
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.36
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Frank Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
283.78
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
527.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
113.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.56
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
170.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
51.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA