King Kelly vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

King Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, King Kelly posted the stronger offensive profile against Roy Thomas. King Kelly posted stronger numbers in OPS (.806 vs .747) and slugging (.438 vs .333). Roy Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.413 vs .368). By the career numbers, King Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for King Kelly and Roy Thomas

King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1456
135.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6457
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5896
547.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1813
168.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1283
119.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
33.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
49.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1041.44
96.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
937.66
85.57
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2583
240.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2374
220.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1357
126.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1011
92.26
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
88.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2238
207.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099.83
102.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1029.39
93.94
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
549
51.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
38.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.45
15.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for King Kelly and Roy Thomas

King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
0.54
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38880
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12960
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3573
2.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
1.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
4.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5322
3.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.304
3.304
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.48
51.48
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for King Kelly and Roy Thomas

King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
12.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.42
12.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
46.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.037
2.037
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
39.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5