Thornton Lee vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Ed Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee carried a career ERA of 3.56 against Ed Smith's 3.72. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Thornton Lee and Ed Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Ed Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Ed Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Ed Smith

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA