Dave Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Roy Thomas across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 121), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 90). Roy Thomas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 89). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Thomas

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Thomas

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Thomas

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA