Trent Thornton vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Trent Thornton
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Trent Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.38 and 1.344 for Trent Thornton. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Trent Thornton and Dazzy Vance

Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
8.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.39
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.05
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
38.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.83
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
34.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Trent Thornton and Dazzy Vance

Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.81
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.166
0.166
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Trent Thornton and Dazzy Vance

Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
47000
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
73.38
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
243.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100