Brad Clontz vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Brad Clontz
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Clontz 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 4.34 and 1.520 for Brad Clontz. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Clontz and Thornton Lee

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
8.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
6.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
39.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
34.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Brad Clontz and Thornton Lee

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Clontz and Thornton Lee

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
11657.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-3.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA