Jose Bautista vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jose Bautista
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Bautista 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 4.62 and 1.358 for Jose Bautista. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Bautista and Thornton Lee

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.71
15.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
685.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
9.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2925
38.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
4.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jose Bautista and Thornton Lee

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.455
0.455
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.71
15.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Bautista and Thornton Lee

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
3436.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
50
545.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-14.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
185.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA