John Thornton and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player John Thornton or Hoyt Wilhelm? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a John Thornton vs. Hoyt Wilhelm comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

John Thornton Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for John Thornton and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.12
44.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
44.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
132
219
Career
162 Game Avg.
632
219
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.1
4.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
4.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.83
3.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.33
4.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
870
1443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
1443
Career
162 Game Avg.
290
480.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
480.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
292
484
Career
162 Game Avg.
1757
484
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.06
9.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
9.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
139
231
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
231
John Thornton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.31
4.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
4.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.77
1.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
1.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.39
1.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.676
0.676
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.676
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1308
2169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
2169
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
191
317
Career
162 Game Avg.
773
317
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.93
5.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
5.93
John Thornton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.486
1.486
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.486
Career
162 Game Avg.
1159
1922
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
1922
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.66
4.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
4.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.59
40.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for John Thornton and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
10.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
10.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
915
3153.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
3153.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
305
1051.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
1051.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
106.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
106.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
227.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
227.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
51.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
51.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
112
386.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
386.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
97
334.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
487
334.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
86.61
86.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
86.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.064
2.064
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
2.064
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
13.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
13.79
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Thornton and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
145
511
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
511
Career
162 Game Avg.
143
504
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
504
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.154
0.154
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.154
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.351
0.351
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.351
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
77
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
11
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
11
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
14.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.22
14.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.166
0.166
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.175
0.175
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.175
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.021
0.021
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.021
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.231
0.231
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.87
6.6
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
6.6
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
7
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11.15
11.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
11.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.15
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
0
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
John Thornton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100