Aaron Nola vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Aaron Nola
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Nola 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. Aaron Nola led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 109). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 103). Role difference aside, Aaron Nola holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Nola and Roy Thomas

Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.05
55.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
3.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
7.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
9.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7039
36.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6486
34.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Aaron Nola and Roy Thomas

Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Nola and Roy Thomas

Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
539.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
511.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
45.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.74
8.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
56.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
86.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.14
-9.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
158
298.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
2.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
45.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA