Roy Thomas vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Roy Thomas and Ed Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Thomas posted a career OPS of .747 against Ed Young's .748. On the surface stats, Roy Thomas and Ed Young are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Young

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
150
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
483.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
130
107.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.66
85.57
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
97.32
80.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
241.83
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
245
201.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
92.26
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
104
85.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029.39
93.94
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
104.56
86.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.48
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
95.09
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
47.54
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
12.62
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
18
14.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
90
90

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Young

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.04
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
0.54
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37617
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12539
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
2.46
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.14
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
2.67
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3621
2.6
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.48
51.48
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0