Jim Beckman vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jim Beckman
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Beckman 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 5.86 and 1.880 for Jim Beckman. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Beckman and Thornton Lee

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
12.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
45.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
40.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.22
45.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jim Beckman and Thornton Lee

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Beckman and Thornton Lee

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-15.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA