Thornton Lee vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Thornton Lee and Claude Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thornton Lee had the edge in ERA (3.56 vs 4.13). 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 Claude Thomas

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.45
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Claude Thomas

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Claude Thomas

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA