Kenta Maeda vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Kenta Maeda
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kenta Maeda 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. Kenta Maeda led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 109). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kenta Maeda.

Pitching Stats for Kenta Maeda and Roy Thomas

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.11
76.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
7.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
37.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3727
34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Kenta Maeda and Roy Thomas

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.05
93.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.11
76.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kenta Maeda and Roy Thomas

Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
664.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
499.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
15.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
97.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
80.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
7.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kenta Maeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
97.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenta Maeda
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA