Bunny Hearn vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn 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. Bunny Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Bunny Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bunny Hearn and Roy Thomas

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
34.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Roy Thomas

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
15.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
31.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
30.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Roy Thomas

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
66
282.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
81.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.98
29.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
120
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.84
25.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
158.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA