Dock Ellis vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dock Ellis and Thornton Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dock Ellis had the edge in ERA (3.46 vs 3.56). By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dock Ellis and Thornton Lee

Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Dock Ellis and Thornton Lee

Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dock Ellis and Thornton Lee

Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
415.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA