Roy Thomas vs. Chris Young — Career Comparison

Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Young
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Young 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 82), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 103). Chris Young held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 100). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Thomas and Chris Young

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.11
54.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
7.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
3.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
7.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5480
38.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.26
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4866
33.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Roy Thomas and Chris Young

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.68
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.587
0.587
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Thomas and Chris Young

Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
660.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
504.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
19.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
102.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
102.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
11.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
65.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA