Ed Beecher vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ed Beecher
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueLeft Fielder
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Beecher and Roy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .685) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .322). Ed Beecher had the advantage in slugging (.363 vs .333). By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Beecher and Roy Thomas

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
283
133.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1470
134.14
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1276
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
559.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
152.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
249
117.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
24.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
35.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
152.27
71.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
203.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
411
193.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
148
69.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
83.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
149.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
167.8
78.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.48
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
71
33.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
26.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.48
1.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Beecher and Roy Thomas

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.04
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
0.54
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7527
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3432
2.46
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
2.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3726
2.67
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
2.6
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.67
84.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.004
2.004
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.499
2.499
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.48
51.48
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ed Beecher and Roy Thomas

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5