Whitey Ford vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Whitey Ford posted a stronger line than Thornton Lee. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 3.56) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.358). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford 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 Whitey Ford and Thornton Lee

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Thornton Lee

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8554
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2851.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Thornton Lee

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA