Phil Marchildon vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Marchildon and Roy Thomas

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4602
34.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Phil Marchildon and Roy Thomas

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Marchildon and Roy Thomas

Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA