Luis Ayala vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Luis Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Thornton Lee

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Thornton Lee

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Thornton Lee

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA