Thornton Lee vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Joe Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Thatcher

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Thatcher

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.057
0.057
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Joe Thatcher

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA