Karl Olson vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Roy Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Karl Olson. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .279). Karl Olson had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Karl Olson and Roy Thomas

Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
745
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
128.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
140.26
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
99.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.84
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
173.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
59.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
40.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1303
118.9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
75.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
47.54
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
12.62
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Karl Olson and Roy Thomas

Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.14
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.499
2.499
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0