Herb Cobb vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican 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 Herb Cobb. Matt Thornton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 36) and WHIP (1.331 vs 4.000). 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 Herb Cobb and Matt Thornton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Matt Thornton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Matt Thornton

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA