Ford Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ford Smith and Roy Thomas

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ford Smith and Roy Thomas

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ford Smith and Roy Thomas

Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA