Tom Brown vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Tom Brown
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Brown and Roy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .697) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .336). Tom Brown had the advantage in slugging (.361 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 Tom Brown and Roy Thomas

Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1791
130.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1470
134.14
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8221
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7387
539.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1958
142.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
110.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
17.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
32.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088.4
79.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2666
194.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2753
200.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1524
111.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1011
92.26
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
54.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2202
160.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1158.58
84.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
46
3.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
749
54.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
784
57.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
47.54
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
10.49
10.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
12.62
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
48.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
48.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Brown and Roy Thomas

Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
1.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
0.54
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46818
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15606
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3639
2.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3432
2.46
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4488
2.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3726
2.67
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3990
2.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
2.6
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.9
88.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.217
2.217
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.499
2.499
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.48
51.48
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Tom Brown and Roy Thomas

Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
48.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
10.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
42.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.34
48.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5