Brad Arnsberg vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Brad Arnsberg
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Arnsberg 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 4.26 and 1.566 for Brad Arnsberg. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Thornton Lee

Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
5.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
40.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
34.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Thornton Lee

Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Thornton Lee

Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA