Thornton Lee vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Joe Presko. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.61) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.428). 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 Joe Presko

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.66
47.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
39.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Presko

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Presko

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
458.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
156
550.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
27
95.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
25
88.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
18.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
34
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
14.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA