Rocky Ellis vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Rocky Ellis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rocky Ellis 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 4.9 and 1.406 for Rocky Ellis. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Ellis and Roy Thomas

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
9.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
39.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
5.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
35.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Rocky Ellis and Roy Thomas

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Ellis and Roy Thomas

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
532.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
22.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
124.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
109.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
22.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.75
50.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA