Milt Steengrafe vs. Walter Thornton — Career Comparison

Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Thornton posted a stronger line than Milt Steengrafe. Walter Thornton posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.18 vs 5.11) and WHIP (1.537 vs 1.841). By the career numbers, Walter 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 Milt Steengrafe and Walter Thornton

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
10.51
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1834
40.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.14
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
6.22
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1654
36.37
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Walter Thornton

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3576
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.71
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.62
85.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Walter Thornton

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
156.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
526.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100