Vic Raschi vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Vic Raschi
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Vic Raschi 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 3.72 and 1.318 for Vic Raschi. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vic Raschi and Matt Thornton

Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.52
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
3.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1819
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
8.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.69
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
3.6
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
4.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7675
37.97
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
4.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6922
34.25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Vic Raschi and Matt Thornton

Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
8.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.22
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
11.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.84
17.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vic Raschi and Matt Thornton

Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
269
224.79
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
508.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
79.39
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.21
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.81
24.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
110.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
132.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
37.6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.78
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
78.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.28
25.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
121.17
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.21
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA