Joe Martinez vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Martinez
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.82 and 1.850 for Joe Martinez. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Martinez and Roy Thomas

Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
12.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.61
12.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
43.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
38.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Martinez and Roy Thomas

Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.619
0.619
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Martinez and Roy Thomas

Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1100
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
26.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
21.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA