Roy Evans vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Roy Evans
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. By the career numbers, Roy Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Evans and Mike Thompson

Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.66
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1843
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
9.86
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
3.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.34
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.53
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2665
39.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.39
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2396
35.1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Roy Evans and Mike Thompson

Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1842
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.95
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.55
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.51
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.3
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.26
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.869
1.869
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Evans and Mike Thompson

Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
214.47
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
503.23
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
513.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.24
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
140.43
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.72
24.82
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
99
252.77
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
251.61
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA