Loren Bain vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Loren Bain
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Loren Bain 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 7.88 and 1.750 for Loren Bain. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Loren Bain and Thornton Lee

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Loren Bain and Thornton Lee

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Loren Bain and Thornton Lee

Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA