Thornton Lee vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Joe Sparma. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.417). 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 Joe Sparma

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Sparma

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Sparma

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA