Stew Bowers vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers 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 4.6 and 1.875 for Stew Bowers. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Thornton Lee

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Thornton Lee

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Thornton Lee

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
51.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA