Roy Thomas

#98 RANKED AT POSITION

1899—1911

Center Field

BORN

March 24, 1874, in Norristown, PA

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-11 / 150

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia Phillies

.290

BATTING AVERAGE

1470

GAMES

40.6 WAR

.413

ON-BASE PCT

1011

RUNS

31.6 WAR7

.333

SLUGGING

1537

HITS

16.1 WAR3

.747

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

7 HOME RUNS

4.5 WAR PER SEASON

The best little leadoff batter in baseball in the early years of the 20th century, Thomas played several seasons in the outfield with Sherry Magee and John Titus, forming one of the sport’s greatest trios.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Thomas	CAREER 40.6	LONG PEAK 31.6	PRIME 22.3	SHORT PEAK 16.1	JAWS 36.1	WAR PER 4.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 74.6	LONG PEAK 45.7	PRIME 33.5	SHORT PEAK 22.8	JAWS 60.2	WAR PER 5.4

Where Does Roy Thomas Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 98	CAREER 78	LONG PEAK 55	PRIME 67	SHORT PEAK 83	JAWS 67
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison