Thornton Lee vs. Glenn Sparkman — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Glenn Sparkman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Glenn Sparkman. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 5.99) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.614). 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 Glenn Sparkman

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
11.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
40.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
6.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
37.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Glenn Sparkman

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Glenn Sparkman

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
15600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA