Gene Brabender vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Gene Brabender
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gene Brabender 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 78), and home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 109). Gene Brabender held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 99). Role difference aside, Matt Thornton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gene Brabender and Matt Thornton

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.87
44.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.25
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
8.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
6.38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2672
38.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2364
34.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Gene Brabender and Matt Thornton

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.07
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.94
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Brabender and Matt Thornton

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
152
449.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
552.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
56.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
13.21
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.76
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.89
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.3
-12.7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
319.21
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA