Allen Ripley vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Allen Ripley
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Allen Ripley 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. Allen Ripley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Allen Ripley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Allen Ripley and Brad Thomas

Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.52
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
10.11
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.89
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.87
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
39.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.97
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.8
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1804
35.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Allen Ripley and Brad Thomas

Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Allen Ripley and Brad Thomas

Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
522.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
558.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
77.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
72.41
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
10.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.82
-4.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
150
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA