Jack Flaherty vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Flaherty 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. Jack Flaherty led in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 101), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 115). Matt Thornton held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 105). Role difference aside, Jack Flaherty holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Matt Thornton

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
8.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
8.72
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
33.83
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Matt Thornton

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Matt Thornton

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
198
792
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
23.85
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
19.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
184
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA