Al Corwin vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Al Corwin
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Corwin 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 3.98 and 1.545 for Al Corwin. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Corwin and Thornton Lee

Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.8
18.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
8.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
4.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
39.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
34.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Al Corwin and Thornton Lee

Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
18.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Corwin and Thornton Lee

Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
903.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
79
557.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
28.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
91.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
11.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
190.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA