Roy Thomas vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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 4.8 and 1.486 for Herm Wehmeier. 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 Herm Wehmeier

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.48
66.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
961
4.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
9.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
4.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
3.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7925
39.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
5.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
35.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Herm Wehmeier

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.01
93.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Herm Wehmeier

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
366.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
561
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
109.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
93.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.59
28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
134.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
125.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
26.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA