John Briggs vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than John Briggs. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 5) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.557). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee 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 John Briggs and Thornton Lee

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
39.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
35.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Thornton Lee

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Thornton Lee

John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
694.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
26.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
152.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
117.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
23.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA