Keith Atherton vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton 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 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Thornton Lee

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Thornton Lee

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Thornton Lee

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA