Roy Thomas vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Walker 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. Luke Walker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 181 vs 121), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 100). Roy Thomas held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luke Walker.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Luke Walker

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
8.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
6.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3559
38.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
33.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Luke Walker

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.597
0.597
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Luke Walker

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
668.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
517.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
294.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA