Jack Ogden vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Jack Ogden
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Ogden 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. Matt Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.24 and 1.421 for Jack Ogden. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Ogden and Matt Thornton

Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.24
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
9.7
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2330
39.67
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.94
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Jack Ogden and Matt Thornton

Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.024
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Ogden and Matt Thornton

Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
127
418.68
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
560.44
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
32.48
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
138.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
135.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
105.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.31
33.99
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
115.38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA