Matt Maloney vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Maloney
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Maloney 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 5.74 and 1.495 for Matt Maloney. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Maloney and Roy Thomas

Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
11.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
39.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
36.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Maloney and Roy Thomas

Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.26
32.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Maloney and Roy Thomas

Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
32
800
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
24.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
32.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA