Matt Ford vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford 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 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Thornton Lee

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Thornton Lee

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Thornton Lee

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA