Tony Faeth vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Thornton Lee

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Thornton Lee

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Thornton Lee

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA