Alfonso Pulido vs. Lewis Thorpe — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Alfonso Pulido and Lewis Thorpe are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alfonso Pulido posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.19 vs 5.76) and WHIP (1.615 vs 1.736). Lewis Thorpe had the advantage in home runs allowed (1.37 per nine innings vs 2.6). By the career numbers, Alfonso Pulido 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.