Thomas Albright vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Thomas Albright
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thomas Albright built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Roa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 7.9 and 1.866 for Thomas Albright. By the career numbers, Joe Roa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Albright and Joe Roa

Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
7.9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.94
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
13.99
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
11.17
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.99
13.99
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.17
11.17
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.8
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.44
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.21
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.567
0.567
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.15
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
39.79
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.05
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
5.18
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
38.36
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
36.2
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Thomas Albright and Joe Roa

Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.35
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.14
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.06
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.98
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Albright and Joe Roa

Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
14
365.22
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
1358.49
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
10.34
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
30.16
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.43
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
34.73
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Albright
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA