Harry Betts vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Thornton Lee

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Thornton Lee

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Thornton Lee

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA