Ernie Beam vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Beam 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 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Thornton Lee

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Thornton Lee

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Thornton Lee

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA