Joe Bernard vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Bernard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bernard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bernard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 3.000 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Joe Bernard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bernard and Thornton Lee

Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Bernard and Thornton Lee

Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bernard and Thornton Lee

Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA