Matt Belisle vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Belisle 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 4.32 and 1.404 for Matt Belisle. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Thornton Lee

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
4.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
9.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
38.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
35.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Thornton Lee

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Thornton Lee

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
89
481.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA