Thornton Lee vs. Willard Schmidt — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willard Schmidt
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Willard Schmidt. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 3.93) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.487). 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 Willard Schmidt

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.35
28.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1759
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
586.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
8.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
4.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
4.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2534
38.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
4.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
34.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Willard Schmidt

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1602
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.77
25.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Willard Schmidt

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
676.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
153
533.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
87.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
80.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
18.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
27
94.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
33
115.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
59.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
15.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
181.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA