Nels Potter vs. Connor Thomas — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Connor Thomas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Connor Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 20.25 and 2.625 for Connor Thomas. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Connor Thomas

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
52.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Connor Thomas

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Connor Thomas

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA