Earl Allen vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earl Allen 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 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Roy Thomas

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Roy Thomas

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Roy Thomas

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA