William Malone vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

William Malone
Pre-GenerationalMichiganNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Malone 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. William Malone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, William Malone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Malone and Roy Thomas

William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
45.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
37.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.11
45.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for William Malone and Roy Thomas

William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Malone and Roy Thomas

William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
51.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
46.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA