Harry Eccles vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles 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 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Thornton Lee

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Thornton Lee

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Thornton Lee

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA