Kazuhiro Sasaki vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Kazuhiro Sasaki
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Kazuhiro Sasaki a clear advantage over Roy Thomas across the core pitching metrics. Kazuhiro Sasaki led in run prevention (ERA+ 152 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 159 vs 109). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 109). Kazuhiro Sasaki was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kazuhiro Sasaki and Roy Thomas

Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.201
0.201
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
6.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
9.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
37.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
8.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
33.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Kazuhiro Sasaki and Roy Thomas

Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kazuhiro Sasaki and Roy Thomas

Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA