Jack Fanning vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jack Fanning
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fanning 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 9.17 and 2.292 for Jack Fanning. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fanning and Thornton Lee

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
14.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
47.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
40.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.12
47.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Fanning and Thornton Lee

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fanning and Thornton Lee

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
18.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
18.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA