Buck Becannon vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon 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 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Thornton Lee

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Thornton Lee

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Thornton Lee

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA