Jack Fifield vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jack Fifield
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows 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 Fifield 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 4.59 and 1.551 for Jack Fifield. 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 Fifield and Thornton Lee

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
521.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
10.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
40.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
6.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
36.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Fifield and Thornton Lee

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.986
1.986
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fifield and Thornton Lee

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
188.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
196
534.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
103.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
30
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
41.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
51
139.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
155.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
30
81.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.89
43.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
65.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA