Percy Bailey vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Percy Bailey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Percy Bailey and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in ERA (3.56 vs 4.24). 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 Percy Bailey and Thornton Lee

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
39.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
35.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Percy Bailey and Thornton Lee

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Bailey and Thornton Lee

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
46
563.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
36.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
44.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA