CLEVELAND, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – Unlike offensive skill and defensive players, there aren’t many statistics to quantify the greatness of offensive linemen.
Joe Thomas was that and then some for the Cleveland Browns.
Thursday night, Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2023.
Here’s a look at Joe Thomas’ Hall of Fame career by the numbers.
1: Ballots required for Thomas’ election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2: Number of Browns owners Thomas played for – Randy Lerner and the Haslam Sports Group – as well as the Cleveland chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America Player of the Year honors – 2014 and 2016 – and Dino Lucarelli Good Guy awards – 2010 and 2013.
3: Number of Browns Walter Payton Man of the Year nominations – 2010, 2012 and 2016. Thomas was a finalist for the league award in 2012.
5: Prior to Thomas, the number of Hall of Famers to be selected to 10 consecutive Pro Bowls.
6: Number of head coaches – Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Pat Shurmur, Rob Chudzinski, Mike Pettine and Hue Jackson; offensive coordinators – Rob Chudzinski, Brian Daboll, Brad Childress, Norv Turner, Kyle Shanahan and John DeFilippo – Thomas played for as well as first team All-Pro selections.
7: Number of general managers – Phil Savage, George Kokinis, Tom Heckert, Mike Lombardi, Ray Farmer and Sashi Brown – Thomas played for.
8: Number of All-Pro selections – six first-team and two second-team selections – for Thomas.
10: Number of Pro Bowl selections for Thomas.
11: Seasons Thomas played.
20: Starting quarterbacks Thomas blocked for: Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson, Ken Dorsey, Brady Quinn, Bruce Gradkowski, Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace, Colt McCoy, Brandon Weeden, Thaddeus Lewis, Brian Hoyer, Jason Campbell, Johnny Manziel, Conner Shaw, Josh McCown, Austin Davis, Robert Griffin III, Cody Kessler, Kevin Hogan and Deshaun Kizer – an NFL record for a player with a single team.
22: Total number of quarterbacks Thomas blocked for including reserves Josh Johnson and Charlie Whitehurst.
28: Number of offensive players to attempt a pass with Thomas at left tackle including skill position players Josh Cribbs, Terrelle Pryor, Mohamed Massaquoi, Peyton Hillis, Josh Gordon and Duke Johnson Jr.
30: Number of sacks Thomas allowed over 6,680 pass-blocking snaps according to Pro Football Focus.
61.8: Distance in miles between FirstEnergy Stadium in downtown Cleveland, Ohio and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
167: Consecutive games Thomas played.
369: Thomas' official Hall of Fame number. He is the 369th Hall of Fame inductee.
10,363: Consecutive snaps Thomas played.