Dick Drott vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Drott
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drott 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 62), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 87). Dick Drott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 109). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drott and Roy Thomas

Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.99
36.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.39
57.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
4.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
5.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
6.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3078
40.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
5.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
34.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dick Drott and Roy Thomas

Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.682
0.682
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.39
57.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drott and Roy Thomas

Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
176
495.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
569.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
16.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
101.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
9.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
185.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA