Thornton Lee vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff 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 4.19 and 1.398 for Ray Soff. 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 Ray Soff

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
38.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
34.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Ray Soff

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Ray Soff

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA