Herb Moford vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Herb Moford
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Moford 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 5.03 and 1.373 for Herb Moford. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Moford and Roy Thomas

Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
4.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
38.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
34.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Herb Moford and Roy Thomas

Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Moford and Roy Thomas

Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
50
625
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
550
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.1
-38.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
4.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA