Roy Thomas vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 99), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 90). Role difference aside, Zack Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Zack Wheeler

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Zack Wheeler

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Zack Wheeler

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA