Cris Carpenter vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Cris Carpenter
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Cris Carpenter 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 3.91 and 1.371 for Cris Carpenter. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cris Carpenter and Thornton Lee

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
6.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.1
55.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
8.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1754
38.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
34.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Cris Carpenter and Thornton Lee

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
6.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cris Carpenter and Thornton Lee

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
4718.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
486.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
27.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
39.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA