Thornton Lee vs. Frank Sullivan — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Sullivan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Frank Sullivan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in home runs allowed (0.47 per nine innings vs 0.77). 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 Frank Sullivan

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.24
49.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
3.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5196
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
8.84
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
4.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7331
38.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6725
34.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Frank Sullivan

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5119
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1706.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Frank Sullivan

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
344.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
612
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
529
518.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
74.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
66
64.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
14.37
14.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
87
85.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
106
103.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
35.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
21.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
58
56.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
5.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
156.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
49.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA