Sam Streeter vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Sam Streeter
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Streeter 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 3.97 and 1.319 for Sam Streeter. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Streeter and Roy Thomas

Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.26
74.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
3.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
9.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
4.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5777
38.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
4.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5242
34.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Sam Streeter and Roy Thomas

Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4130
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.36
71.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Streeter and Roy Thomas

Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
228.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
558.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
155.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
130.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.05
55.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
189.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
172.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
67.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.75
148.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Streeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Streeter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA