Thornton Lee vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Marshall 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 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Sean Marshall

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Sean Marshall

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Sean Marshall

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA