Thornton Lee vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Warren Spahn are fairly close on the surface numbers. Warren Spahn posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.56) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.358). Thornton Lee had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.47 per nine innings vs 0.74). By the career numbers, Warren Spahn 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 Warren Spahn

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Warren Spahn

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Warren Spahn

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67