Ron Blackburn vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows 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 Ron Blackburn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Ron Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blackburn and Thornton Lee

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Thornton Lee

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Thornton Lee

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA