Luther Farrell vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Luther Farrell
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Luther Farrell. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.92) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee 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 Luther Farrell and Thornton Lee

Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.13
74.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
4.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
10.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
3.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3451
35.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
5.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3003
30.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.33
35.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Luther Farrell and Thornton Lee

Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4577
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.2
77.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Farrell and Thornton Lee

Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
271
196.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
827
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
721
523.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
162.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
116.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
95.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
245.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
222.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
84.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
91.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
161.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.46
103.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206.75
206.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Luther Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA