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Roy Thomas

Roy Justin Thomas

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 22, 1953 in Quantico, VA
High School: Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1977
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Cardinals/Astros 1977-1987

Final Game: August 4, 1987
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1971	18	PHI-min	A-	0	3	.000	10.50	7	4					12.0	19	22	14	1	16								2.917	14.2	0.8	12.0			WWA · NORW
1972	19	PHI-min	A	11	7	.611	3.43	24	24					152.0	128	67	58	8	62								1.250	7.6	0.5	3.7			SPB · WCRS
1973	20	PHI-min	A,AA	17	8	.680	2.14	28	28					185.0	130	55	44	7	84								1.157	6.3	0.3	4.1			RKM,REA · CARL,EL
1974	21	PHI-min	AA,AAA	14	11	.560	2.55	29	28		11	3	0	198.0	159	80	56	7	91	6	173	2	0	9			1.263	7.2	0.3	4.1	7.9	1.90	REA,TOL · EL,IL
1975	22	PHI-min	AAA,AA	10	12	.455	3.48	29	28		4	0	0	186.0	162	85	72	13	78	6	95	3	0	8			1.290	7.8	0.6	3.8	4.6	1.22	TOL,REA · IL,EL
1976	23	CHW-min	AAA	6	11	.353	3.75	27	26		6	1	0	168.0	167	89	70	15	72	6	103	2	1	17			1.423	8.9	0.8	3.9	5.5	1.43	IWA · AA
1977	24	HOU-min	AAA	11	6	.647	3.16	44	13		3	1	6	168.0	151	63	59	7	57	8	71	2	0	11			1.238	8.1	0.4	3.1	3.8	1.25	CHL · IL
1977	24	HOU	NL	0	0		2.84	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	2	2	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	27	134	1.263	7.1	0.0	4.3	5.7	1.33
1978	25	HOU-min	AAA	9	4	.692	3.14	28	3		0	0	7	66.0	63	28	23	3	30	5	40	1	1	7			1.409	8.6	0.4	4.1	5.5	1.33	CHL · IL
1978	25	STL	NL	1	1	.500	3.81	16	1	7	0	0	3	28.1	21	14	12	0	16	3	16	0	2	3	120	94	1.306	6.7	0.0	5.1	5.1	1.00
1979	26	STL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	5.84	17	9		1	0		74.0	79	55	48	11	31	2	85	2	1	3			1.486	9.6	1.3	3.8	10.3	2.74	SPR · AA
1979	26	STL	NL	3	4	.429	2.92	26	6	4	0	0	1	77.0	66	29	25	9	24	3	44	0	0	3	308	131	1.169	7.7	1.1	2.8	5.1	1.83
1980	27	STL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.41	20	0		0	0	6	37.0	34	18	14	1	18	2	36	0	0	1			1.405	8.3	0.2	4.4	8.8	2.00	SPR · AA
1980	27	STL	NL	2	3	.400	4.75	24	5	8	0	0	0	55.0	59	32	29	3	25	5	22	3	0	0	248	79	1.527	9.7	0.5	4.1	3.6	0.88

1983	30	SEA	AL	3	1	.750	3.45	43	0	12	0	0	1	88.2	95	44	34	3	32	3	77	2	0	3	386	125	1.432	9.6	0.3	3.2	7.8	2.41
1984	31	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		3.93	7	0	3	0	0	2	18.1	15	10	8	0	12	1	13	1	0	0			1.473	7.4	0.0	5.9	6.4	1.08	SLC · PCL
1984	31	SEA	AL	3	2	.600	5.26	21	1	4	0	0	1	49.2	52	33	29	8	37	1	42	4	0	1	233	77	1.792	9.4	1.4	6.7	7.6	1.14
1985	32	SEA-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.55	15	0	9	0	0	1	29.2	29	15	15	2	13	1	40	0	0	1			1.416	8.8	0.6	3.9	12.1	3.08	CGY · PCL
1985	32	SEA	AL	7	0	1.000	3.36	40	0	9	0	0	1	93.2	66	37	35	8	48	12	70	2	2	4	385	125	1.217	6.3	0.8	4.6	6.7	1.46

1987	34	CLE-SEA-min	AAA,A	4	2	.667	3.35	28	4	7	0	0	2	75.1	60	34	28	4	49	4	61	3	0	12			1.447	7.2	0.5	5.9	7.3	1.24	CGY,BFL,SLS · PCL,AA,CALL
1987	34	SEA	AL	1	0	1.000	5.23	8	0	2	0	0	0	20.2	23	12	12	2	11	0	14	1	1	2	92	92	1.645	10.0	0.9	4.8	6.1	1.27
1990	37	MIL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.23	7	2	0	0	0	0	20.2	28	14	12	2	7	1	13	2	4	3			1.694	12.2	0.9	3.0	5.7	1.86	DEN · AA
8 Seasons				20	11	.645	3.82	182	13	47	0	0	7	419.1	387	203	178	33	196	27	289	12	7	16	1799	106	1.390	8.3	0.7	4.2	6.2	1.47
162 Game Avg.				7	4	.645	3.82	63	5	16	0	0	2	146	135	71	62	12	68	9	101	4	2	6	627	106	1.390	8.3	0.7	4.2	6.2	1.47

SEA (4 yrs)				14	3	.824	3.92	112	1	27	0	0	3	252.2	236	126	110	21	128	16	203	9	3	10	1096	109	1.441	8.4	0.7	4.6	7.2	1.59
STL (3 yrs)				6	8	.429	3.70	66	12	19	0	0	4	160.1	146	75	66	12	65	11	82	3	2	6	676	102	1.316	8.2	0.7	3.6	4.6	1.26
HOU (1 yr)				0	0		2.84	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	2	2	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	27	134	1.263	7.1	0.0	4.3	5.7	1.33

AL (4 yrs)			AL	14	3	.824	3.92	112	1	27	0	0	3	252.2	236	126	110	21	128	16	203	9	3	10	1096	109	1.441	8.4	0.7	4.6	7.2	1.59
NL (4 yrs)			NL	6	8	.429	3.67	70	12	20	0	0	4	166.2	151	77	68	12	68	11	86	3	4	6	703	103	1.314	8.2	0.6	3.7	4.6	1.26

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1977	24	HOU	NL	6.1	0	2	3	0	1.2	1	0.1	$
1978	25	STL	NL	28.1	1	14	15	0	.9	1	-0.1	$
1979	26	STL	NL	77.0	6	29	42	1	1.2	13	1.3	$
1980	27	STL	NL	55.0	5	32	30	1	.9	-2	-0.4	$

1983	30	SEA	AL	88.2	0	44	58	-2	.6	14	0.6	$
1984	31	SEA	AL	49.2	1	33	31	-1	.9	-2	-0.6	$
1985	32	SEA	AL	93.2	0	37	59	-1	.7	22	1.3	$

1987	34	SEA	AL	20.2	0	12	15	0	.3	3	0.1	$
8 Seasons				419.1	13	203	253	-2	.8	50	2.3	$

SEA (4 yrs)				252.2	1	126	163	-4	.7	37	1.4	$
STL (3 yrs)				160.1	12	75	87	2	1.0	12	0.8	$
HOU (1 yr)				6.1	0	2	3	0	1.2	1	0.1	$

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More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1971	18	PHI-min	A-	7	3	3		1	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667		1						WWA · NORW
1972	19	PHI-min	A	24	65	59	7	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	28	.169	.246	.186	.433		11						SPB · WCRS
1973	20	PHI-min	A,AA	28	64	64		15	3	0	2						.234	.234	.375	.609		24						RKM,REA · CARL,EL
1974	21	PHI-min	AA,AAA	29	76	62	8	8	3	0	1	8	0	0	10	24	.129	.250	.226	.476		14		0	4	0		REA,TOL · EL,IL
1975	22	PHI-min	AAA,AA	30	47	41	1	5	1	0	0	7	0	0	2	15	.122	.159	.146	.305		6		0	3	1		TOL,REA · IL,EL
1976	23	CHW-min	AAA	27	65	55	5	14	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	23	.255	.328	.345	.673		19		0	4	0		IWA · AA
1977	24	HOU-min	AAA	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		CHL · IL
1977	24	HOU	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1978	25	HOU-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		CHL · IL
1978	25	STL	NL	16	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	26	STL-min	AAA	17	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667		1		0	0	0		SPR · AA
1979	26	STL	NL	26	18	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.059	.059	.118	.176	-53	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1980	27	STL-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		SPR · AA
1980	27	STL	NL	24	14	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.154	.214	.154	.368	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

1983	30	SEA	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	31	SEA-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	SLC · PCL
1984	31	SEA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	32	SEA-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	CGY · PCL
1985	32	SEA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1987	34	SEA-CLE-min	A,AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	CGY,SLS,BFL · PCL,CALL,AA
1987	34	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	37	MIL-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	DEN · AA
8 Seasons				182	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	32	30	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	14	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	4	0	0	1	0	0

SEA (4 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (3 yrs)				66	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (4 yrs)				70	36	34	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.118	.143	.147	.290	-20	5	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rroe	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1978	25	STL	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1979	26	STL	NL	18	-4	1	2	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$	1
1980	27	STL	NL	14	-2	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				36	-6	1	3	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$

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More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1977	HOU	NL	24	P	4	0	6.1	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.42	0.25	.950	1.85	1.85	1	0	0%	0
1978	STL	NL	25	P	16	1	28.1	8	1	7	0	1.000	2.54	0.50	.951	1.91	1.89	2	0	0%	1
1979	STL	NL	26	P	26	6	77.0	23	10	13	1	1.000	2.69	0.88	.951	1.80	1.80	11	2	15%	0
1980	STL	NL	27	P	24	5	55.0	17	7	10	1	1.000	2.78	0.71	.952	1.91	1.91	19	3	14%	1
1983	SEA	AL	30	P	43	0	88.2	15	7	8	0	1.000	1.52	0.35	.958	1.80	1.78	7	2	22%	2
1984	SEA	AL	31	P	21	1	49.2	11	4	7	1	1.000	1.99	0.52	.958	1.79	1.78	12	2	14%	1
1985	SEA	AL	32	P	40	0	93.2	14	7	7	1	1.000	1.35	0.35	.953	1.86	1.84	14	2	13%	0
1987	SEA	AL	34	P	8	0	20.2	1	0	1	0	1.000	0.44	0.13	.960	1.83	1.82	3	1	25%	0
	8 Seasons			P	182	13	419.1	90	36	54	4	1.000	1.93	0.49	.954	1.84	1.83	69	12	15%	5
	8 Seasons			TOT	182	13	419.1	90	36	54	4	1.000	1.93	0.49	.954	1.84	1.83	69	12	15%	5

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1971.
December 10, 1975: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Alan Bannister and Dick Ruthven to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Buskey and Jim Kaat.
November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago White Sox as the 31st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
March 30, 1977: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Houston Astros for Larry Milbourne.
June 23, 1978: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Houston Astros.
December 8, 1980: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1981: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Tim Hallgren (minors) and Rusty McNealy.
October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.
February 28, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
December 20, 1986: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
April 10, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
August 5, 1987: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
August 8, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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Year	Age	Team	Salary
1986	33	Seattle Mariners	$165,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$165,000

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