Dave Thies vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Dave Thies
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Thies as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Trent posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.62 and 1.500 for Dave Thies. By the career numbers, Ted Trent had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Thies and Ted Trent

Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.63
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
8.85
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.26
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
5.37
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
39.08
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.33
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.46
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
34.11
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
33.95
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Dave Thies and Ted Trent

Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.13
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.13
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.13
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Thies and Ted Trent

Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.46
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.52
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.17
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.15
14.79
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.67
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
94.93
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.08
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.72
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
93.53
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.89
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.77
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100