Matt Thornton vs. Brett Tomko — Career Comparison

Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Brett Tomko
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Tomko 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 94). Brett Tomko held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 99). Role difference aside, Matt Thornton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Thornton and Brett Tomko

Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.26
49.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
4.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
9.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.88
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
5.99
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7824
38.78
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
5.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.28
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7067
35.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Thornton and Brett Tomko

Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.62
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Thornton and Brett Tomko

Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
406
445.34
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
500.18
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
68.01
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.08
15.44
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
87.75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
10.07
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.84
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
197.44
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0