Roy Thomas vs. Earl Whitehill — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Whitehill
Lost GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Whitehill 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 4.36 and 1.500 for Earl Whitehill. 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 Earl Whitehill

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.43
87.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
4.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10694
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3564.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3917
9.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
3.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15795
39.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2018
5.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14263
36.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Earl Whitehill

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Earl Whitehill

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
227.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1446
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
535.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
109.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
95.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
9.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.4
35.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
129.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
150.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
44.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
40.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
83.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.95
40.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
89.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
23.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100