Pedro Borbon vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati 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 Pedro Borbon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Borbon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Pedro Borbon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Thornton Lee

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Thornton Lee

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3078
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Thornton Lee

Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
156
560.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
75.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
24.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA