Roy Thomas vs. Ed Wilson — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Wilson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ed 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. Ed Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Ed Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
39.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
34.92
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Ed Wilson

Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
215.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
23.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
25.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100