Thornton Lee vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong 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 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. 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 Strong

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Strong

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Strong

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA