Roy Thomas vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth 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. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Dick Whitworth

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Dick Whitworth

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Dick Whitworth

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
565.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100