Jimmy Boyd vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jimmy Boyd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jimmy Boyd posted a stronger line than Thornton Lee. Jimmy Boyd posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.29 vs 3.56) and WHIP (0.857 vs 1.358). By the career numbers, Jimmy Boyd had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Thornton Lee

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
32.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Thornton Lee

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Thornton Lee

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA