Bill Bishop vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Thornton Lee

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Thornton Lee

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Thornton Lee

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA