Ryan Madson vs. Gus Thompson — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gus Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gus 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 4.07 and 1.397 for Gus 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 Gus Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
10.05
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.59
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
37.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.61
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
34.89
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Gus Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.136
2.136
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Gus Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
576.92
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
25.48
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
29.19
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA