Orinthal Anderson vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Orinthal Anderson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Orinthal Anderson 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 16.62 and 3.000 for Orinthal Anderson. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Roy Thomas

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.56
16.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
47.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Roy Thomas

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Roy Thomas

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
88.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
95.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA