Shane Reynolds vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Reynolds built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Reynolds posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Shane Reynolds had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Reynolds and Brad Thomas

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.48
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1935
9.72
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.96
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
4.5
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7026
35.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Shane Reynolds and Brad Thomas

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.44
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.84
97.84
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Reynolds and Brad Thomas

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
278.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
496.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
70
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
51.82
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.29
17.54
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
97.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
65.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
6.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
247
224.55
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.36
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA