Chad Durbin vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Chad Durbin
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Durbin 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 5.03 and 1.541 for Chad Durbin. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Durbin and Thornton Lee

Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
4.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.78
47.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.45
16.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
5.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
9.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
6.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3725
40.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
5.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3262
35.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Chad Durbin and Thornton Lee

Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
4.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2509
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.45
16.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Durbin and Thornton Lee

Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
10523.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.06
-24.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Durbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Durbin
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA