Sammy Ellis vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Sammy Ellis
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sammy 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 106). Sammy Ellis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 90). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sammy Ellis and Roy Thomas

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.14
61.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
967
8.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
6.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
38.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Sammy Ellis and Roy Thomas

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.23
93.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.14
61.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Ellis and Roy Thomas

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
393.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
509.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
52.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
47.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
8.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
57.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
86.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
44.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.21
-5.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
30.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
228.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
56.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA