Thornton Lee vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Thornton Lee. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 3.56) and WHIP (1.191 vs 1.358). By the career numbers, Lefty Smart 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 Lefty Smart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Lefty Smart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Lefty Smart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA