Howard Mills vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Howard Mills
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Mills 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 6.06 and 1.736 for Howard Mills. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Mills and Roy Thomas

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
6.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
9.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
6.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
5.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2058
42.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
6.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
35.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Howard Mills and Roy Thomas

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.771
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Mills and Roy Thomas

Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
96
371.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
518.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
24.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
20.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
197.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA