Al Milnar vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Al Milnar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Milnar 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 4.18 and 1.544 for Al Milnar. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Milnar and Roy Thomas

Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.57
49.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.55
67.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
9.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
4.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
3.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
40.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3928
35.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Al Milnar and Roy Thomas

Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.027
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Milnar and Roy Thomas

Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
302.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
567.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
84.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.83
39.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
160.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
42.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
96.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.57
37.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA