Neil Allen vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Neil Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Thornton Lee

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Thornton Lee

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Thornton Lee

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA