Thornton Lee vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Matt Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Thornton

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Thornton

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Matt Thornton

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA