Thornton Lee vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Strahm

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Strahm

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Strahm

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA