Jim Burton vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats 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 Jim Burton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Jim Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Burton and Thornton Lee

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Thornton Lee

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Thornton Lee

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA