Dave Danforth vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Dave Danforth
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Dave Danforth. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 3.89) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.425). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Danforth and Thornton Lee

Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
3.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235
9.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
3.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5055
38.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
4.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4566
34.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Dave Danforth and Thornton Lee

Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Danforth and Thornton Lee

Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
412.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
416
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
350
504.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
56
80.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
41
59.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
15
21.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
20.54
29.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
75
108.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
132.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
72.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
28.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
47.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
121.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA