Willie Cathey vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Cathey and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in ERA (3.56 vs 5.17). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cathey and Thornton Lee

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Willie Cathey and Thornton Lee

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cathey and Thornton Lee

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA