John Thornton vs. Bill Wilkinson — Career Comparison

John Thornton
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wilkinson
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Thornton and Bill Wilkinson are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Thornton carried a career ERA of 4.1 against Bill Wilkinson's 4.13. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Thornton and Bill Wilkinson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Thornton and Bill Wilkinson

John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.27
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.99
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.09
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.37
85.37
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.78
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.1
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.13
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
9.06
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
7.7
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.03
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
4.31
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.34
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.77
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.18
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
40.59
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
37.24
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.02
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.93
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.45
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
35.97
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
33.19
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for John Thornton and Bill Wilkinson

John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.39
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.99
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.95
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.3
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.86
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.61
86.61
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.064
2.064
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Thornton and Bill Wilkinson

John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
190.34
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
600
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
591.72
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
91.03
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
17.11
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
103.45
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
99.31
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.1
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
70.34
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
7.75
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.79
Bill Wilkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.15
11.15
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Wilkinson
Career
Per 600 PA