Jake Esch vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Jake Esch
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Esch 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 5.54 and 2.000 for Jake Esch. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Esch and Roy Thomas

Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
42.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jake Esch and Roy Thomas

Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Esch and Roy Thomas

Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA