Scot Shields vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Scot Shields
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Scot Shields comes out ahead of Matt Thornton in this reliever comparison. Scot Shields led in run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 115), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 101). Matt Thornton held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 115). The edge goes to Scot Shields.

Pitching Stats for Scot Shields and Matt Thornton

Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
6.34
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.57
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.11
51.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.18
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
7.61
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
8.07
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
3.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
8.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.63
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2916
37.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.47
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.68
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
3.71
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.83
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2585
33.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
33.83
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Scot Shields and Matt Thornton

Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
6.34
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.22
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scot Shields and Matt Thornton

Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
491
73650
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA