Dick Brodowski vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Dick Brodowski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Dick Brodowski 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 4.76 and 1.572 for Dick Brodowski. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Brodowski and Thornton Lee

Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.83
20.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
5.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
40.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
35.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Dick Brodowski and Thornton Lee

Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Brodowski and Thornton Lee

Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
654.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
62
563.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.82
52.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
109.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
54.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Brodowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA