Red Anderson vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Matt Thornton

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Matt Thornton

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Matt Thornton

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA