Thornton Lee vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Ted Wilks

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Ted Wilks

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Ted Wilks

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA