Don Eddy vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Don Eddy
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Eddy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Eddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Don Eddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Eddy and Thornton Lee

Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
32.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Don Eddy and Thornton Lee

Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Eddy and Thornton Lee

Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA