Al Pratt vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Stan Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Stan Thomas

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
38.84
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Stan Thomas

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.24
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Stan Thomas

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
137.76
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA