Joe Oeschger vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Oeschger
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Oeschger 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. Joe Oeschger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Joe Oeschger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Oeschger and Roy Thomas

Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.41
41.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5454
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1936
9.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7814
38.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
35.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Oeschger and Roy Thomas

Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Oeschger and Roy Thomas

Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
345.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
565.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
93.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
81.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
20.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
105.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
112.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
32.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
70.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
14.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
130.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA