Jack Bruner vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jack Bruner
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White 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 Jack Bruner 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 4.91 and 1.782 for Jack Bruner. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bruner and Thornton Lee

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
41.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.782
1.782
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
33.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Bruner and Thornton Lee

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bruner and Thornton Lee

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-24.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA