Kevin Barry vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Kevin Barry
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Barry 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 6.83 and 1.663 for Kevin Barry. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Barry and Thornton Lee

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
41.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Kevin Barry and Thornton Lee

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Barry and Thornton Lee

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6000
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA