Joe Berry vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Thornton Lee

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
34.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Thornton Lee

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Thornton Lee

Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
985.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
20.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
96.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
16.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
103.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA