Rube Melton vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Melton 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. Rube Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Melton and Roy Thomas

Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
39.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2653
33.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Rube Melton and Roy Thomas

Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Melton and Roy Thomas

Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
162
422.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
208.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA