Billy Otterson vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison
On the career numbers, Roy Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Otterson. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .259). Billy Otterson had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Billy Otterson and Roy Thomas
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
166.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
555.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
38.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
57.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
937.66
85.57
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
177.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
155.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2650
241.83
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
161.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
55.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1029.39
93.94
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
94.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
244
22.27
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fielding Stats for Billy Otterson and Roy Thomas
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.467
4.467
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04