Harry Baumgartner vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Harry Baumgartner
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Baumgartner 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 and 1.333 for Harry Baumgartner. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thornton Lee

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thornton Lee

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thornton Lee

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA