Roy Thomas vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 82). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Milt Wilcox

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7652
34.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Milt Wilcox

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Milt Wilcox

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA