Roy Thomas
1899–1911 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,471G
.290AVG
.413OBP
.333SLG
More career statistics
1,537H
7HR
299RBI
244SB
2.2IP
0K
3.38ERA
0GS
10Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 5,296 | 5,291 |
| Batting · Doubles | 100 | 99 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 71 | 66 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 11 | 478 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,575 | 6,590 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,011 | 1,012 |
| Batting · RBI | 299 | 278 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 244 | 245 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,042 | 1,071 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,471 | 6,575 | 5,296 | 1,011 | 1,537 | 100 | 53 | 7 | 299 | 1,042 | 11 | 244 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1,764 | .290 | .413 | .333 | .746 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.500 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1899-09-04 to 1899-09-21
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1899-07-25 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1899-09-05 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1900-09-06 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 752 | 3304 | 780 | 5 | 160 | 538 | 246 | .294 | .399 | .337 |
| Away | 719 | 3286 | 757 | 2 | 118 | 533 | 232 | .287 | .393 | .329 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 111 | 527 | 110 | 2 | 29 | 101 | 27 | .268 | .400 | .334 |
| May | 202 | 925 | 227 | 2 | 43 | 134 | 57 | .296 | .390 | .344 |
| June | 242 | 1093 | 264 | 0 | 45 | 166 | 65 | .300 | .393 | .348 |
| July | 308 | 1383 | 318 | 0 | 49 | 221 | 102 | .287 | .390 | .332 |
| August | 285 | 1259 | 285 | 2 | 52 | 208 | 94 | .281 | .392 | .317 |
| September | 278 | 1222 | 287 | 0 | 55 | 224 | 112 | .302 | .418 | .326 |
| October | 45 | 181 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | .287 | .348 | .356 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 217 | 987 | 227 | 2 | 47 | 134 | 100 | .275 | .366 | .342 |
| cincinnati-reds | 200 | 894 | 218 | 1 | 39 | 135 | 69 | .299 | .395 | .333 |
| boston-braves | 199 | 899 | 192 | 2 | 34 | 174 | 55 | .274 | .407 | .310 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 196 | 844 | 193 | 0 | 33 | 115 | 63 | .275 | .365 | .309 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 194 | 872 | 218 | 2 | 34 | 160 | 48 | .320 | .433 | .367 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 192 | 867 | 216 | 0 | 41 | 159 | 59 | .321 | .433 | .369 |
| chicago-cubs | 189 | 853 | 178 | 0 | 29 | 131 | 61 | .259 | .362 | .286 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 29 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | .265 | .361 | .347 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 545 | 178 | – | 47 | 42 | .327 | – | – |
| 1900 | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 532 | 168 | – | 33 | 37 | .316 | 2 | – |
| 1901 | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 479 | 148 | 1 | 28 | 27 | .309 | – | – |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 500 | 143 | – | 23 | 17 | .286 | – | – |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 476 | 156 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .328 | – | – |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies | 139 | 495 | 144 | 3 | 21 | 28 | .291 | – | – |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 560 | 178 | – | 32 | 23 | .318 | – | – |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 492 | 125 | – | 17 | 22 | .254 | – | – |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 419 | 102 | 1 | 22 | 11 | .243 | – | – |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 410 | 103 | 1 | 19 | 12 | .251 | – | – |
| 1909 |  Boston Braves | 82 | 282 | 74 | – | 15 | 5 | .262 | – | – |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 71 | 13 | – | 3 | 4 | .183 | – | – |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 30 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .167 | – | – |