Santo Alcala vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 95). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Roy Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Roy Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Roy Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA