Roy Thomas vs. Johnny Williams — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Williams
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Williams 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 4.84 and 1.403 for Johnny Williams. 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 Johnny Williams

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
9.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
40.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
6.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
36.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Johnny Williams

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.99
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.075
2.075
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Johnny Williams

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
56
300
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
551.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
107.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
34.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
117.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
101.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
38.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100