Ed Durham vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Durham and Roy Thomas

Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Durham and Roy Thomas

Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Durham and Roy Thomas

Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
541.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
64.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
11.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-1.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA