Troy Scribner vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Troy Scribner
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Troy Scribner 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 4.28 and 1.354 for Troy Scribner. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Scribner and Matt Thornton

Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
8.07
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
39.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
33.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
33.83
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Troy Scribner and Matt Thornton

Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Troy Scribner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Scribner and Matt Thornton

Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6600
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Scribner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA