Luke Archer vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luke Archer 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 3.98 and 1.509 for Luke Archer. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Archer and Roy Thomas

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Roy Thomas

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Roy Thomas

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
13.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
4.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA