Ty Buttrey vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ty Buttrey
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ty Buttrey 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 4.3 and 1.322 for Ty Buttrey. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ty Buttrey and Thornton Lee

Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
9.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
38.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ty Buttrey and Thornton Lee

Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ty Buttrey and Thornton Lee

Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
115
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Buttrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA