Pete Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Pete Smith
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete 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. Roy Thomas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 93). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pete Smith and Roy Thomas

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
9.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
5.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4423
38.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Pete Smith and Roy Thomas

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Smith and Roy Thomas

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
416.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
496.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
13.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
3.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
147.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA