José Santiago vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

José Santiago
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

José Santiago 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 Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.38 and 1.551 for José Santiago. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for José Santiago and Roy Thomas

José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
41.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
35.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for José Santiago and Roy Thomas

José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for José Santiago and Roy Thomas

José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
33
733.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
20
444.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
30.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
43.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
José Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA