Thornton Lee vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ray 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 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. 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 Ken Ray

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Ken Ray

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Ken Ray

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA