Frank Foreman vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Frank Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Foreman 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 3.97 and 1.461 for Frank Foreman. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Foreman and Thornton Lee

Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.52
89.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
3.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1857
9.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
3.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
3.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7726
40.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
6.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6925
36.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Frank Foreman and Thornton Lee

Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5526
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.79
87.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.668
1.668
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Foreman and Thornton Lee

Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
243
175.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
832
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
754
543.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
121.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
122
87.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.55
58.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
179.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
173.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
52.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
121.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.96
61.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
44.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
83.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA