Ed Doheny vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Doheny
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Ed Doheny 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 3.73 and 1.486 for Ed Doheny. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Doheny and Thornton Lee

Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.47
47.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
3.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1421
9.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
4.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
3.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6229
39.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5421
34.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ed Doheny and Thornton Lee

Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4179
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
3.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.17
87.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.658
2.658
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Doheny and Thornton Lee

Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
187
187.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
599
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
564
564.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
111
111.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
93.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.35
37.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
139
139.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
143.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
116.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.97
38.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
101.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA