Tony McKnight vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Tony McKnight
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony McKnight 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 4.63 and 1.480 for Tony McKnight. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony McKnight and Roy Thomas

Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
10.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
37.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Tony McKnight and Roy Thomas

Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony McKnight and Roy Thomas

Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
21
286.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
504.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-42.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
218.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA