Thornton Lee and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Thornton Lee or Hoyt Wilhelm? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Thornton Lee vs. Hoyt Wilhelm comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Thornton Lee Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
272
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
124
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
122
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
48.55
48.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
48.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
155
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
921
167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
632
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.56
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6994
1272
Career
162 Game Avg.
6763
1272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2331.33
423.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
423.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2327
423
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1757
423
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.98
8.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
8.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
121
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.47
0.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
838
152
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
778
152
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.24
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
3.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
937
170
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.62
3.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
3.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.51
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.761
0.761
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.761
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
43
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9999
1818
Career
162 Game Avg.
9164
1818
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1105
201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
4.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.358
1.358
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.358
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9118
1658
Career
162 Game Avg.
8313
1658
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.95
2.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
2.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.6
38.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
38.6

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
6.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
6.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
29.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
29.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
428
185.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
373
185.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
16.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
16.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
533
230.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
230.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
495
214.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
214.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.87
92.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
92.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.324
1.324
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
1.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
9.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
9.1
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
375
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
885
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
493
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
835
361
Career
162 Game Avg.
432
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.499
0.499
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.499
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
167
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
135
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
43.79
18.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
18.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
211
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
195
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.22
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.253
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.473
0.473
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.473
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.053
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.053
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.162
0.162
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.346
0.346
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
125
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.01
17.29
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
17.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
12
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
208
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
166
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.25
4.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
4.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
10
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
10
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Thornton Lee
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0