Garrett Cleavinger vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Garrett Cleavinger
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Cleavinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Cleavinger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Garrett Cleavinger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Thornton Lee

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
11.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
37.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
32.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Thornton Lee

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Cleavinger and Thornton Lee

Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
38000
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
141.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
136.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Cleavinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA