Joe Nathan vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Nathan and Roy Thomas are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Joe Nathan and 100 for Roy Thomas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Roy Thomas gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Roy Thomas

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Roy Thomas

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Roy Thomas

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA