Red Oldham vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Red Oldham 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 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Thornton

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Thornton

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Matt Thornton

Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA