Mario Soto vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Mario Soto
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mario Soto 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. Mario Soto led in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 109), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 90). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mario Soto.

Pitching Stats for Mario Soto and Roy Thomas

Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.42
75.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
3.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
7.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7147
37.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6336
32.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mario Soto and Roy Thomas

Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.13
93.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.76
75.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mario Soto and Roy Thomas

Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
301.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
69.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.94
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.8
13.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
87.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
82.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
31.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
165.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA