Lem Cross vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Thornton Lee

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Thornton Lee

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Thornton Lee

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA