Theolic Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Theolic 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic Smith. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Theolic Smith and Roy Thomas

Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Theolic Smith and Roy Thomas

Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Theolic Smith and Roy Thomas

Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA