Bill Macdonald vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Macdonald 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. Roy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.66 and 1.534 for Bill Macdonald. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Macdonald and Roy Thomas

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
8.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bill Macdonald and Roy Thomas

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Macdonald and Roy Thomas

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA