Joe Borden vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Thornton Lee

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Thornton Lee

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Thornton Lee

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA