Roy Oswalt vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Oswalt 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 Oswalt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 99). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 116). Role difference aside, Roy Oswalt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Oswalt and Roy Thomas

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
8.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Roy Thomas

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Roy Thomas

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA