Roy Thomas vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje 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 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Les Tietje

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
9.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Les Tietje

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Les Tietje

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
537.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
10.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
69.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.42
-7.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA