Bull Durham vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Bull Durham
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Bull Durham 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 5.28 and 1.690 for Bull Durham. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bull Durham and Thornton Lee

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
11.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
40.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
36.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Bull Durham and Thornton Lee

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bull Durham and Thornton Lee

Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA