Joe McGinnity vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Thomas

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.4
63.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Thomas

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Thomas

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
13.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA