Scott Bailes vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Bailes 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 4.95 and 1.523 for Scott Bailes. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Thornton Lee

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.99
46.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
10.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
4.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
39.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
5.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
35.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Thornton Lee

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2039
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.408
0.408
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
17.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Thornton Lee

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
343
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA