Zack Littell vs. Tyler Thornburg — Career Comparison

Zack Littell
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Thornburg
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Littell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Thornburg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Thornburg led in home run suppression (HR9+ 393 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 183 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 97). Zack Littell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 176 vs 94). Role difference aside, Tyler Thornburg holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zack Littell and Tyler Thornburg

Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.49
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.43
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.97
53.97
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.76
33.76
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.88
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.46
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1808
27
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.2
9
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
8.92
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
7.52
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.46
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.06
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.02
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.96
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
7.41
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
8.96
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.56
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2514
37.54
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
38.14
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.09
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
4.14
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.96
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
34.9
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
33.4
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Zack Littell and Tyler Thornburg

Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.49
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.43
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1808
27
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.2
9
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.52
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.46
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.76
33.76
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Littell and Tyler Thornburg

Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
35100
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
207
4435.71
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.09
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.44
-30.86
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA