Josh Swindell vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Swindell and Roy Thomas

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
38.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Josh Swindell and Roy Thomas

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Swindell and Roy Thomas

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA