Dick Newsome vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Newsome and Roy Thomas

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
9.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dick Newsome and Roy Thomas

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Newsome and Roy Thomas

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
534.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
127.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA