James Atkins vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in WHIP (1.358 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Thornton Lee

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Thornton Lee

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Thornton Lee

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA