Denny Stark vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Stark and Roy Thomas

Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Denny Stark and Roy Thomas

Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Stark and Roy Thomas

Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
519.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
95.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
204.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA