Rube Marquard vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Marquard 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. Rube Marquard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Rube Marquard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Thomas

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.17
53.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.37
75.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3233
8.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
4.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657
37.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
3.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12760
34.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Thomas

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Thomas

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
269.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
555.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
99.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
88.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.2
23.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
112.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
119.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
31.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
63.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
22.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA