Billy Sadler vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Billy Sadler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Matt Thornton posted a stronger line than Billy Sadler. Matt Thornton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.331 vs 1.510). By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Billy Sadler and Matt Thornton

Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.43
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
8.07
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.44
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.06
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
8.72
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.63
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
40.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
32.8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
33.83
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Billy Sadler and Matt Thornton

Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Sadler and Matt Thornton

Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11700
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA