Roy Thomas vs. Ed Wells — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Wells
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Wells 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 4.65 and 1.530 for Ed Wells. 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 Ed Wells

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.64
49.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.11
48.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
4.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3697
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
10.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5498
40.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
5.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5018
36.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Wells

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.959
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Wells

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
382.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
556.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.64
35.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
143.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
142.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
113.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.61
39.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
95.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50