Charlie Root vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Root 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 3.59 and 1.295 for Charlie Root. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Matt Thornton

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Matt Thornton

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Matt Thornton

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA