John Denny vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Denny and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Denny carried a career ERA of 3.59 against Thornton Lee's 3.56. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Denny and Thornton Lee — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Thornton Lee

John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
3.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
4.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Thornton Lee

John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6446
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2148.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Thornton Lee

John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
298.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
656
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
570
521.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
88.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
86
78.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
21.35
19.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
110
100.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
44
40.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
29
26.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
73
66.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
17.39
15.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
19
17.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
150
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
57.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA