Walter Thornton vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 4.18 and 1.537 for Walter Thornton. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Thornton and Milt Wilcox

Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.18
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
10.51
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.95
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1834
40.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
6.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
36.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Walter Thornton and Milt Wilcox

Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
2.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.62
85.62
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Thornton and Milt Wilcox

Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
154
156.08
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
526.01
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA