How Thornton Lee's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Thornton Lee totaled 937 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1941, posting 130, well above the starting pitcher average of 40.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1933 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 42.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 23 in 1946 to 57 in 1947 and 17 in 1948, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 7 to 130 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Thornton Lee Strikeouts Per Season

Thornton Lee's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Thornton Lee Strikeouts by Team

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

Thornton Lee Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Thornton Lee's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Thornton Lee Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Thornton Lee's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Thornton Lee Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Thornton Lee's MLB career with Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table