Bobby Burke vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Bobby Burke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Burke and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in ERA (3.56 vs 4.28). 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 Bobby Burke and Thornton Lee

Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.65
34.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
4.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2756
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
918.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3985
39.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
4.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
35.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Bobby Burke and Thornton Lee

Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Burke and Thornton Lee

Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
503.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
310
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
278
538.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
54
104.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
45
87.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
14.74
28.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
65
125.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
65
125.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
40.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
87.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
30.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA