Dick Ruthven vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Ruthven 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. Dick Ruthven posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Dick Ruthven had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Ruthven and Brad Thomas

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.81
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Dick Ruthven and Brad Thomas

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.56
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Ruthven and Brad Thomas

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA