Seth Etherton vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Seth Etherton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Etherton 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 6.3 and 1.573 for Seth Etherton. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Etherton and Roy Thomas

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
10.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
41.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
36.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Seth Etherton and Roy Thomas

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Etherton and Roy Thomas

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1061.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
10.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA