Luis Cessa vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Luis Cessa
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Cessa 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 4.43 and 1.332 for Luis Cessa. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cessa and Thornton Lee

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
8.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805
38.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
34.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Luis Cessa and Thornton Lee

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.83
16.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cessa and Thornton Lee

Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
62400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA