Dennis Martinez vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dennis Martinez
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Martinez 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 72), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 88). Dennis Martinez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 90). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Martinez and Roy Thomas

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
3.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3897
8.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
2.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149
4.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16754
37.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
4.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15238
34.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dennis Martinez and Roy Thomas

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
0.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
1.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.564
1.564
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Martinez and Roy Thomas

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
690.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
516.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
61.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
85.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
166.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA