Roy Thomas vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. 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 Charley Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Charley Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Charley Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA