Thomas Burns vs. Carlos Lee — Career Comparison

Thomas Burns
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder
Carlos Lee
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Thomas Burns and Carlos Lee are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos Lee posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .814) and slugging (.483 vs .445). Thomas Burns had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .343). By the career numbers, Carlos Lee had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Thomas Burns and Carlos Lee

Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1188
138.14
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
143.34
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
5160
600
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8786
600
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4645
540.12
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7983
545.16
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1392
161.86
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2273
155.22
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
974
113.26
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1427
97.45
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
224
26.05
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
32.03
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
15
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.3
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
65
7.56
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
24.45
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
418
48.6
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
57.77
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836.96
97.32
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1281.94
87.54
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2069
240.58
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3854
263.19
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1897
220.58
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2975
203.16
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
870
101.16
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1125
76.83
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
834
96.98
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
93.08
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1639
190.58
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2130
145.46
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
884.78
102.88
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1301.47
88.88
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.77
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
3.21
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
53.95
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
44.73
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.1
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
28.95
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
984
67.2
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.72
20.72
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.93
8.93
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.16
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.2
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
6.69
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
206
14.07
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
30.58
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
125
8.54
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.21
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
30.58
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
172
11.75
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
72.67
72.67

Fielding Stats for Thomas Burns and Carlos Lee

Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
1.06
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2020
1.07
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
1.06
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
30825
27
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50793
27
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
10275
9
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16931
9
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737
1.52
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
2.65
Thomas Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
0.76
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.16
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
0.29
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.03
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2943
2.58
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5344
2.84
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2607
2.28
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281
2.81
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.58
88.58
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.614
2.614
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.08
Carlos Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.1
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0