Henry Clarke vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Henry Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Clarke 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 4.99 and 1.437 for Henry Clarke. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Clarke and Thornton Lee

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
39.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
34.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Henry Clarke and Thornton Lee

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Clarke and Thornton Lee

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
29
543.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
70.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA