Hugh Daily vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Hugh Daily
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh Daily as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hugh Daily posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Hugh Daily had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Daily and Thornton Lee

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.63
45.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
2.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
4245
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
8.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
5.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
6060
38.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
5.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5688
36.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Hugh Daily and Thornton Lee

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4329
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.69
88.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Daily and Thornton Lee

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
167
169.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
590
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
571.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
88
89.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
73
74.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
21.31
21.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
105
106.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
116
117.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
53.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
70
71.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
15.16
15.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA