Larry Benton vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Larry Benton
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Larry Benton. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.03) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.415). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Benton and Thornton Lee

Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.7
56.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
4.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6891
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2297
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
10.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
2.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9864
38.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
4.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9148
35.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Larry Benton and Thornton Lee

Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Benton and Thornton Lee

Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
336.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
824
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
738
537.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
88.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
106
77.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
30.01
21.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
144
104.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
156
113.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
39.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
42
30.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
94
68.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
24.98
18.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA