Roy Joiner vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Blaine Thomas

Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.771
1.771
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Blaine Thomas

Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Blaine Thomas

Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.26
31.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
150
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.6
40
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA