Hooks Dauss vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Hooks Dauss
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hooks Dauss 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. Hooks Dauss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.41 and 1.331 for Matt Thornton. By the career numbers, Hooks Dauss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hooks Dauss and Matt Thornton

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
1.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.03
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.48
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.95
54.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.12
72.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
3.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10172
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3390.2
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
9.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
2.83
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
3.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14203
37.7
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
4.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13015
34.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Hooks Dauss and Matt Thornton

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.276
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hooks Dauss and Matt Thornton

Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
540
245.83
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1318
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
511.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
96.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
68.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
18.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.73
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.77
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.94
44.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
136.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
164.34
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
48.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
48.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
94.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.46
45.73
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
64.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
131.56
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
4.56
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
20.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hooks Dauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA