Robin Roberts vs. John Thomson — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give John Thomson a clear advantage over Robin Roberts across the core pitching metrics. John Thomson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 88). Robin Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 132). John Thomson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Robin Roberts and John Thomson

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
1.17
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
90.09
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
4.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
0.97
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.67
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5470
38.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
5.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4968
35.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and John Thomson

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.2
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.32
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and John Thomson

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
340.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
381
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1525
513.47
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
318
500.79
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
99.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
15.07
23.73
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
111.81
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
118.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
31.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
34.65
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
66.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
25.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
36.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.02
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0