Lefty Stewart vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Lefty Stewart
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Stewart 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 4.19 and 1.390 for Lefty Stewart. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Stewart and Roy Thomas

Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
4.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5166
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1895
9.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
2.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
38.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6899
36.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Lefty Stewart and Roy Thomas

Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.564
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Stewart and Roy Thomas

Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
250.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
500
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
101.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.66
40.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
128.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
158.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
53.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
42.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
95.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.96
45.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
56.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
100.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA