Buddy Carlyle vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Buddy Carlyle
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Carlyle 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 5.14 and 1.450 for Buddy Carlyle. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Thornton Lee

Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
9.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
3.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
7.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
38.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
5.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
34.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Thornton Lee

Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Thornton Lee

Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
1352.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
57
510.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
14.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
152.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA