Ian Thomas vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. By the career numbers, Ian Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ian Thomas and Ewing Waddy

Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
38.65
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Ian Thomas and Ewing Waddy

Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Thomas and Ewing Waddy

Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100