Larry Andersen vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Thornton Lee

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Thornton Lee

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Thornton Lee

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA