Andy Drake vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Andy Drake
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Andy Drake and Roy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .627) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .284). Andy Drake had the advantage in slugging (.344 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 Andy Drake and Roy Thomas

Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
183.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
533.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
16
133.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
140.26
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
12
100
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.84
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
52.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
183.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
19
158.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1303
118.9
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
7.16
59.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.48
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
12.62
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
15.15
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Andy Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy Drake and Roy Thomas

Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.38
92.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Andy Drake and Roy Thomas

Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
11.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.12
11.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
42.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
10.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
36.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Andy Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Andy Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5