Tom Murphy vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Tom Murphy
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Murphy 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. Tom Murphy led in run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 121). Roy Thomas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 71). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tom Murphy.

Pitching Stats for Tom Murphy and Roy Thomas

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.49
33.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
8.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6091
37.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5434
33.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Murphy and Roy Thomas

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4330
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
94.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.49
33.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Murphy and Roy Thomas

Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
791.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
516.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.91
15.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
98.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
6.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
171.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tom Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA