Ryan Madson vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike 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 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike 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 Mike Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.85
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.83
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Mike Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Mike Thompson

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
13.19
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
6.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA