Brent Strom vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Brent Strom
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brent Strom 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. Brent Strom led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 99). Roy Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brent Strom.

Pitching Stats for Brent Strom and Roy Thomas

Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
8.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
38.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
4.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
34.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Brent Strom and Roy Thomas

Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.33
95.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brent Strom and Roy Thomas

Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.61
7.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
70.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-8.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA