Al Carson vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Al Carson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Carson 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 4.05 and 1.050 for Al Carson. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Carson and Thornton Lee

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
35.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Al Carson and Thornton Lee

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Carson and Thornton Lee

Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA