Hisanori Takahashi vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Hisanori Takahashi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 3.99 and 1.340 for Hisanori Takahashi. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hisanori Takahashi and Blaine Thomas

Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
8.36
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.84
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
33.88
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Hisanori Takahashi and Blaine Thomas

Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243.1
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.18
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hisanori Takahashi and Blaine Thomas

Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA