John Martin vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

John Martin
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Martin 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 3.94 and 1.237 for John Martin. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Martin and Roy Thomas

John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.16
35.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
36.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
33.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for John Martin and Roy Thomas

John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.16
35.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Martin and Roy Thomas

John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
92
620.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
492.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
101.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
34.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
134.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
128.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
87.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
114.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
37.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
148.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA