Joe Bitker vs. Walter Thornton — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Thornton posted a stronger line than Joe Bitker. Walter Thornton posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.18 vs 4.73) and home runs allowed (0.26 per nine innings vs 1.35). By the career numbers, Walter 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 Joe Bitker and Walter Thornton

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
10.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.95
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
39.83
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1834
40.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
6.22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
36.37
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Walter Thornton

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.71
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.62
85.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Walter Thornton

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
156.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
526.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
33.45
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100