Joe Connors vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors 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 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Thornton Lee

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Thornton Lee

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Thornton Lee

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA