Scott Downs vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Roy Thomas a clear advantage over Scott Downs across the core pitching metrics. Roy Thomas led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 108), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 89). Scott Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 90). Roy Thomas was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Roy Thomas

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Roy Thomas

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Roy Thomas

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
175.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA