Nelson Chittum vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum 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 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Thornton Lee

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Thornton Lee

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Thornton Lee

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA