Ed Donnelly vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Roy Thomas

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Roy Thomas

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Roy Thomas

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA