Woody Rich vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Woody Rich 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. Woody Rich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Woody Rich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Woody Rich and Brad Thomas

Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.53
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.74
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.22
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.89
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.6
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
35.22
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Woody Rich and Brad Thomas

Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Rich and Brad Thomas

Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
471.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
17.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
18.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA