Thornton Lee vs. Arnold Umbach — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arnold Umbach
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Umbach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arnold Umbach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Arnold Umbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Arnold Umbach

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.51
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
39.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
35.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Arnold Umbach

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.39
17.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Arnold Umbach

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1254.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
22.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
30.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Arnold Umbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Umbach
Career
Per 600 PA