Shawn Riggans vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Shawn Riggans
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Shawn Riggans and Roy Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .622) and on-base percentage (.413 vs .266). Shawn Riggans had the advantage in slugging (.356 vs .333). 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 Shawn Riggans and Roy Thomas

Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
183.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
209
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
539.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
38
109.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
140.26
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.84
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
43.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
18.58
53.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
192.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
55
157.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
27
77.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
80.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
137.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
16.62
47.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
117.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
47.54
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
5.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
12.62
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Shawn Riggans and Roy Thomas

Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
7.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
7.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.583
6.583
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0