Don Schwall vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Don Schwall
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Schwall 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 89). Don Schwall held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Roy Thomas.

Pitching Stats for Don Schwall and Roy Thomas

Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.52
50.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
8.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
4.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.075
1.075
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3251
39.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
34.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Don Schwall and Roy Thomas

Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Schwall and Roy Thomas

Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
176
410.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
546.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
79.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.06
11.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
88.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
65.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
128.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA