Jim Otten vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Roy Thomas a clear advantage over Jim Otten across the core pitching metrics. Roy Thomas led in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 63), home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 98). Roy Thomas was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Otten and Roy Thomas

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Otten and Roy Thomas

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Otten and Roy Thomas

Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA