How Roy Thomas's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Roy Thomas totaled 1,799 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1983, posting 386, well above the relief pitcher average of 292.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 27, well below the relief pitcher average of 297.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 233 in 1984 to 385 in 1985 and 92 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 27 to 386 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Roy Thomas Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Roy Thomas Batters Faced Per Season

Roy Thomas's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roy Thomas Batters Faced per season line chart

Roy Thomas Batters Faced by Team

Roy Thomas's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roy Thomas career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Roy Thomas Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Roy Thomas's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Roy Thomas Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Roy Thomas Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roy Thomas's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Roy Thomas Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roy Thomas Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roy Thomas's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Roy Thomas Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table