Thornton Lee vs. Alejandro Peña — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alejandro Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Alejandro Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alejandro Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Alejandro Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Alejandro Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.31
14.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3173
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
2.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
7.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4398
37.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3989
33.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Alejandro Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.31
14.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Alejandro Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
1563.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
181
562.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
16
49.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
10.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.96
-12.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
226.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Alejandro Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Alejandro Peña
Career
Per 600 PA