Roy Thomas vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis 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 4.63 and 1.568 for Joe Willis. 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 Joe Willis

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Joe Willis

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Joe Willis

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA