Lem McDougal vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Lem McDougal
Lost GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lem McDougal 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 6 and 1.854 for Lem McDougal. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem McDougal and Roy Thomas

Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
11.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
44.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
37.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.25
44.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Lem McDougal and Roy Thomas

Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem McDougal and Roy Thomas

Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
48.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
33.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA