Booker McDaniel vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Booker McDaniel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 3.97 and 1.412 for Ian Thomas. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Booker McDaniel and Ian Thomas

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.94
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
6.97
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
38.65
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
34.27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Booker McDaniel and Ian Thomas

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.03
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Booker McDaniel and Ian Thomas

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
577.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
52.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
112.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA