How Thornton Lee's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Thornton Lee totaled 155 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1941, posting 30, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1934 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 2 in 1946 to 2 in 1947 and 1 in 1948, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 30 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Thornton Lee Lifetime Complete Games

Stats similar to Complete Games for Thornton Lee
Thornton Lee
Complete Games
Career155
Season Avg.9.69
162 Game Avg.67.14
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Thornton Lee Complete Games Per Season

Thornton Lee's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Thornton Lee Complete Games per season line chart

Thornton Lee Complete Games by Team

Thornton Lee's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Thornton Lee career Complete Games by team bar chart

Thornton Lee Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Thornton Lee's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Thornton Lee Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Thornton Lee Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Thornton Lee's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Thornton Lee Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Thornton Lee Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Thornton Lee's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Thornton Lee Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table