Thornton Lee vs. Paul Penson — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Paul Penson
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Paul Penson. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.5) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.750). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee 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 Thornton Lee and Paul Penson

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
42.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Paul Penson

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Paul Penson

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-89.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA