Al Piechota vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Piechota 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 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Matt Thornton

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Matt Thornton

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Matt Thornton

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA