Otis Starks vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Ian Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otis Starks and Ian Thomas

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
38.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Otis Starks and Ian Thomas

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otis Starks and Ian Thomas

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA