Thornton Lee vs. Jeff Suppan — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Suppan
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Jeff Suppan. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.7) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.483). 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 Jeff Suppan

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.08
93.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
4.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2542.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2843
10.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
3.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
4.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11139
39.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
5.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
35.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Jeff Suppan

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2542.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
1.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
1.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.08
93.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Jeff Suppan

Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
506.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
440
491.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
84.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
18.8
21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
86
96.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
103
115.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
30.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
26.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
55.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
18.93
21.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
78.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Suppan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50