Max Macon vs. Walter Thornton — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Walter Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Walter Thornton

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.88
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.06
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
10.51
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
39.77
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1834
40.32
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
6.22
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
35.6
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
36.37
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Walter Thornton

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3576
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.71
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.36
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.02
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.62
85.62
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Walter Thornton

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
258.78
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
154
156.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
524
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
526.01
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
133
152.29
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
109
124.81
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15.2
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.58
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
47.47
54.35
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
191.22
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
149
170.61
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
54
61.83
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
46
52.67
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
97
111.07
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
54.36
62.25
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
16.38
16.38
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.09
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.31
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.31
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100