Bob Schultz vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Schultz
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Schultz built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ian Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.16 and 1.661 for Bob Schultz. By the career numbers, Ian Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Schultz and Ian Thomas

Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.23
29.23
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5.16
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
8.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.84
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
6.15
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.5
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
41.56
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
38.65
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.13
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.75
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
35.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.56
41.56
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Bob Schultz and Ian Thomas

Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
438.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
7.94
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
121.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
216
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
182.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.38
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Schultz and Ian Thomas

Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
709.09
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
567.27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
14.35
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
98.18
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
3.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
185.45
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA