Eric Erickson vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Eric Erickson
Lost GenerationSwedenThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Erickson 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 3.85 and 1.440 for Eric Erickson. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Erickson and Roy Thomas

Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.14
64.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
3.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2466
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
8.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
38.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
5.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3128
34.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Eric Erickson and Roy Thomas

Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Erickson and Roy Thomas

Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
145
281.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
541.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
97.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
79.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
26.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
118.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
122.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
24.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
178.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA