Roy Thomas vs. Nick Willhite — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Willhite
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Willhite 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 4.55 and 1.511 for Nick Willhite. 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 Nick Willhite

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
9.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
5.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
39.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
35.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Nick Willhite

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Nick Willhite

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
58
696
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
516
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
27.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
180
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Nick Willhite
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Willhite
Career
Per 600 PA