Thornton Lee vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Al Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in ERA (3.56 vs 3.72). 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 Al Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.74
56.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
3.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
9.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7112
38.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
4.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6493
35.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Al Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Al Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
353.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
609
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
535
527.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
100.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
87
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.63
30.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
120.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
47.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
37.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
84
82.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.32
31.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.59
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA