Al Bauer vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Al Bauer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Bauer 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 5.37 and 1.752 for Al Bauer. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Bauer and Thornton Lee

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
42.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.752
1.752
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
35.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Al Bauer and Thornton Lee

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Bauer and Thornton Lee

Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
25.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
29.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA