Thornton Lee vs. Jesus Peña — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jesus Peña
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesus Peña 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 5.21 and 2.057 for Jesus Peña. 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 Jesus Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
44.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
35.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Jesus Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Jesus Peña

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA