Thornton Lee vs. Julio Santana — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Julio Santana
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Julio Santana 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 5.3 and 1.595 for Julio Santana. 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 Julio Santana

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.42
35.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
20.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
5.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
9.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
40.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1859
34.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Julio Santana

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
20.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Julio Santana

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
7376.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-10.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA