Dick Nold vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Nold 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 4.87 and 1.574 for Dick Nold. 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 Nold and Roy Thomas

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.131
1.131
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
40.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.574
1.574
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
34.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dick Nold and Roy Thomas

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Nold and Roy Thomas

Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1050
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA