Thornton Lee vs. Johnny Schmitz — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Schmitz
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Johnny Schmitz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee carried a career ERA of 3.56 against Johnny Schmitz's 3.55. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Thornton Lee and Johnny Schmitz — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Johnny Schmitz

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.21
64.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
3.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5438
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1812.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
3.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7779
38.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
4.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6987
34.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Johnny Schmitz

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
8.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
11.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
14.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
13.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.84
12.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Johnny Schmitz

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
339.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
650
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
587
541.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
83
76.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
69
63.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
16.54
15.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
104
96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
103
95.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
32
29.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
32
29.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
62
57.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Johnny Schmitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Schmitz
Career
Per 600 PA