Herb Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Smith and Roy Thomas

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
33.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Herb Smith and Roy Thomas

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Smith and Roy Thomas

Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA