Brian Barkley vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Brian Barkley
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Matt Thornton posted a stronger line than Brian Barkley. Matt Thornton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 9.82) and WHIP (1.331 vs 2.364). By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barkley and Matt Thornton

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Brian Barkley and Matt Thornton

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barkley and Matt Thornton

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA