Thornton Lee vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Joe Strong. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.13) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.450). 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 Strong

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.09
68.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
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
98
0.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Strong

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4883
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
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
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
826
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
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
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
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
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100