Al Atkinson vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Thornton Lee

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Thornton Lee

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Thornton Lee

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA