Lou Schettler vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Lou Schettler
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Schettler 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. Lou Schettler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Lou Schettler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Schettler and Roy Thomas

Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
8.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
37.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Lou Schettler and Roy Thomas

Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Schettler and Roy Thomas

Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
27
368.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
559.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
21.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
150
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Schettler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA