Joe Lillard vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Lillard
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Roy Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Lillard. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .622) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .284). Joe Lillard had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Lillard and Roy Thomas

Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
187.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
198
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
563.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
142.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
37
112.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
18.21
55.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
190.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
166.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
51.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
34
103.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1303
118.9
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
20.74
62.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
198
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Lillard and Roy Thomas

Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3432
2.46
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3726
2.67
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
2.6
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.499
2.499
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.44
86.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Joe Lillard and Roy Thomas

Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
10.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.91
10.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
40.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.601
1.601
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
36.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5