Thornton Lee vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Stewart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Stewart

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.95
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA