Roy Thomas vs. Bill Werle — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Werle
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Werle 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 4.69 and 1.449 for Bill Werle. 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 Bill Werle

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
2.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.65
42.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
10.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2906
39.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
5.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2689
36.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Bill Werle

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
67.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
60.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
74.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
72.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.07
97.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Bill Werle

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
506.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
545.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
95.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
76.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.01
27.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
117.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
57.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.16
25.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA