Mick Abel vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mick Abel built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Roy Thomas

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Roy Thomas

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Roy Thomas

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA