Thornton Lee vs. Dan Schneider — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Schneider 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 4.71 and 1.635 for Dan Schneider. 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 Dan Schneider

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
10.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
40.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
36.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Dan Schneider

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Dan Schneider

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2380
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
15.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
9.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA