Thornton Lee
Thornton Starr Lee (Lefty)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 13, 1906 in Sonoma, CA
School: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1933
Final Game: June 18, 1948
Died: June 9, 1997 in Tucson, AZ
Relatives: Father of Don Lee
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1933 26 CLE AL 1 1 .500 4.15 3 2 0 2 0 0 17.1 13 9 8 1 11 7 0 0 0 75 108 1.385 6.8 0.5 5.7 3.6 0.64
1934 27 CLE AL 1 1 .500 5.04 24 6 6 0 0 0 85.2 105 57 48 8 44 41 3 1 1 400 88 1.739 11.0 0.8 4.6 4.3 0.93
1935 28 CLE AL 7 10 .412 4.04 32 20 9 8 1 1 180.2 179 90 81 6 71 81 4 1 1 783 112 1.384 8.9 0.3 3.5 4.0 1.14
1936 29 CLE AL 3 5 .375 4.89 43 8 13 2 0 3 127.0 138 86 69 2 67 49 2 2 3 584 105 1.614 9.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.73
1937 30 CHW AL 12 10 .545 3.52 30 25 4 13 2 0 204.2 209 91 80 17 60 80 1 0 1 876 131 1.314 9.2 0.7 2.6 3.5 1.33
1938 31 CHW AL 13 12 .520 3.49 33 30 3 18 1 1 245.1 252 123 95 12 94 77 3 0 2 1074 140 1.410 9.2 0.4 3.4 2.8 0.82
1939 32 CHW AL 15 11 .577 4.21 33 29 4 15 2 3 235.0 260 121 110 14 70 81 3 1 2 1008 112 1.404 10.0 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.16
1940 33 CHW AL 12 13 .480 3.47 28 27 0 24 1 0 228.0 223 100 88 13 56 87 2 1 4 948 127 1.224 8.8 0.5 2.2 3.4 1.55
1941 34 CHW AL 22 11 .667 2.37 35 34 1 30 3 1 300.1 258 98 79 18 92 130 4 0 2 1224 173 1.165 7.7 0.5 2.8 3.9 1.41 AS,MVP-4
1942 35 CHW AL 2 6 .250 3.32 11 8 3 6 1 0 76.0 82 38 28 4 31 25 2 0 2 334 109 1.487 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.0 0.81
1943 36 CHW AL 5 9 .357 4.18 19 19 0 7 1 0 127.0 129 66 59 8 50 35 4 0 0 550 80 1.409 9.1 0.6 3.5 2.5 0.70
1944 37 CHW AL 3 9 .250 3.02 15 14 1 6 0 0 113.1 105 51 38 3 25 39 1 0 2 461 114 1.147 8.3 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.56
1945 38 CHW AL 15 12 .556 2.44 29 28 1 19 1 0 228.1 208 81 62 6 76 108 10 1 1 951 136 1.244 8.2 0.2 3.0 4.3 1.42
1946 39 CHW AL 2 4 .333 3.53 7 7 0 2 0 0 43.1 39 24 17 1 23 23 1 0 2 187 96 1.431 8.1 0.2 4.8 4.8 1.00
1947 40 CHW AL 3 7 .300 4.47 21 11 5 2 1 1 86.2 86 50 43 5 56 57 2 0 1 394 82 1.638 8.9 0.5 5.8 5.9 1.02
1948 41 NYG NL 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42
16 Seasons 117 124 .485 3.56 374 272 50 155 14 10 2331.1 2327 1105 921 121 838 937 43 7 24 9999 119 1.358 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.12
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .485 3.56 39 29 5 16 1 1 245 245 116 97 13 88 99 5 1 3 1053 119 1.358 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.12
CHW (11 yrs) 104 104 .500 3.33 261 232 22 142 13 6 1888.0 1851 843 699 101 633 742 33 3 19 8007 124 1.316 8.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.17
CLE (4 yrs) 12 17 .414 4.51 102 36 28 12 1 4 410.2 435 242 206 17 193 178 9 4 5 1842 104 1.529 9.5 0.4 4.2 3.9 0.92
NYG (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42
AL (15 yrs) 116 121 .489 3.54 363 268 50 154 14 10 2298.2 2286 1085 905 118 826 920 42 7 24 9849 119 1.354 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.11
NL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1941 CHW AL 34 0 0 0 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 CHW AL 38

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1933 26 1 1 .500 4.15 3 2 0 2 0 0 17.1 13 9 8 1 11 7 0 0 0 75 108 1.385 6.8 0.5 5.7 3.6 0.64 108
1934 27 2 2 .500 4.89 27 8 6 2 0 0 103.0 118 66 56 9 55 48 3 1 1 475 91 1.680 10.3 0.8 4.8 4.2 0.87 91
1935 28 9 12 .429 4.35 59 28 15 10 1 1 283.2 297 156 137 15 126 129 7 2 2 1258 103 1.491 9.4 0.5 4.0 4.1 1.02 103
1936 29 12 17 .414 4.51 102 36 28 12 1 4 410.2 435 242 206 17 193 178 9 4 5 1842 104 1.529 9.5 0.4 4.2 3.9 0.92 104
1937 30 24 27 .471 4.18 132 61 32 25 3 4 615.1 644 333 286 34 253 258 10 4 6 2718 112 1.458 9.4 0.5 3.7 3.8 1.02 112
1938 31 37 39 .487 3.98 165 91 35 43 4 5 860.2 896 456 381 46 347 335 13 4 8 3792 119 1.444 9.4 0.5 3.6 3.5 0.97 119
1939 32 52 50 .510 4.03 198 120 39 58 6 8 1095.2 1156 577 491 60 417 416 16 5 10 4800 117 1.436 9.5 0.5 3.4 3.4 1.00 117
1940 33 64 63 .504 3.94 226 147 39 82 7 8 1323.2 1379 677 579 73 473 503 18 6 14 5748 119 1.399 9.4 0.5 3.2 3.4 1.06 119
1941 34 86 74 .538 3.65 261 181 40 112 10 9 1624.0 1637 775 658 91 565 633 22 6 16 6972 125 1.356 9.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.12 125
1942 35 88 80 .524 3.63 272 189 43 118 11 9 1700.0 1719 813 686 95 596 658 24 6 18 7306 125 1.362 9.1 0.5 3.2 3.5 1.10 125
1943 36 93 89 .511 3.67 291 208 43 125 12 9 1827.0 1848 879 745 103 646 693 28 6 18 7856 121 1.365 9.1 0.5 3.2 3.4 1.07 121
1944 37 96 98 .495 3.63 306 222 44 131 12 9 1940.1 1953 930 783 106 671 732 29 6 20 8317 121 1.352 9.1 0.5 3.1 3.4 1.09 121
1945 38 111 110 .502 3.51 335 250 45 150 13 9 2168.2 2161 1011 845 112 747 840 39 7 21 9268 122 1.341 9.0 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.12 122
1946 39 113 114 .498 3.51 342 257 45 152 13 9 2212.0 2200 1035 862 113 770 863 40 7 23 9455 121 1.343 9.0 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.12 121
1947 40 116 121 .489 3.54 363 268 50 154 14 10 2298.2 2286 1085 905 118 826 920 42 7 24 9849 119 1.354 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.11 119
1948 41 117 124 .485 3.56 374 272 50 155 14 10 2331.1 2327 1105 921 121 838 937 43 7 24 9999 119 1.358 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.12 119

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1933 26 1 1 .500 3.79 19.0 13 9 8 1 11 8 0 1.263 6.2 5.2 3.8 0.73 0.5 3
1934 27 5 5 .500 4.35 91.0 103 49 44 8 43 44 3 1.604 10.2 4.3 4.4 1.02 0.8 24
1935 28 12 9 .571 3.45 193.0 176 82 74 6 70 87 4 1.275 8.2 3.3 4.1 1.24 0.3 32
1936 29 8 7 .533 3.54 140.0 126 61 55 2 61 54 2 1.336 8.1 3.9 3.5 0.89 0.1 43
1937 30 16 8 .667 2.90 217.0 201 78 70 16 58 85 1 1.194 8.3 2.4 3.5 1.47 0.7 30
1938 31 20 9 .690 2.72 268.0 240 90 81 11 90 84 3 1.231 8.1 3.0 2.8 0.93 0.4 33
1939 32 15 12 .556 3.50 247.0 248 107 96 13 67 85 3 1.275 9.0 2.4 3.1 1.27 0.5 33
1940 33 16 10 .615 3.10 238.0 220 91 82 13 55 91 2 1.155 8.3 2.1 3.4 1.65 0.5 28
1941 34 25 8 .758 2.27 305.0 259 86 77 18 92 132 4 1.151 7.6 2.7 3.9 1.43 0.5 35
1942 35 4 4 .500 3.62 77.0 88 34 31 4 33 25 2 1.571 10.3 3.9 2.9 0.76 0.5 11
1943 36 5 8 .385 5.04 125.0 144 78 70 9 56 34 4 1.600 10.4 4.0 2.4 0.61 0.6 19
1944 37 7 5 .583 3.42 113.0 114 48 43 3 27 39 1 1.248 9.1 2.2 3.1 1.44 0.2 15
1945 38 16 9 .640 3.00 225.0 234 83 75 7 86 106 11 1.422 9.4 3.4 4.2 1.23 0.3 29
1946 39 2 2 .500 4.29 42.0 43 22 20 1 25 22 1 1.619 9.2 5.4 4.7 0.88 0.2 7
1947 40 3 6 .333 5.08 85.0 92 53 48 5 60 56 2 1.788 9.7 6.4 5.9 0.93 0.5 21
1948 41 1 2 .333 4.36 33.0 43 18 16 3 13 17 1 1.697 11.7 3.5 4.6 1.31 0.8 11
16 Seasons 156 105 .598 3.31 2418.0 2344 989 890 120 847 969 44 1.320 8.7 3.6 1.14 0.4 374

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1941 *
1945

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-AL-4-43%
0.43 Career Shares (471st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1937 AL--3.518--6th
1938 AL--3.485--5th
1941 AL--2.367--1st
1945 AL--2.444--5th

Wins s c a p y
1939 AL--15--6th
1941 AL--22--2nd
1945 AL--15--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1941 AL--.667--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1937 AL--1.314--5th
1938 AL--1.410--9th
1940 AL--1.224--4th
1941 AL--1.165--1st
1945 AL--1.244--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--8.917--8th
1940 AL--8.803--9th
1941 AL--7.731--3rd
1945 AL--8.199--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL--2.638--6th
1939 AL--2.681--4th
1940 AL--2.211--2nd
1941 AL--2.757--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--4.035--7th
1941 AL--3.896--10th
1945 AL--4.257--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1936 AL--43--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1936 AL--3--6th
1939 AL--3--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1938 AL--245.3--5th
1939 AL--235.0--4th
1940 AL--228.0--10th
1941 AL--300.3--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 AL--130--3rd
1945 AL--108--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1938 AL--30--7th
1939 AL--29--7th
1941 AL--34--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1938 AL--18--6th
1939 AL--15--8th
1940 AL--24--2nd
1941 AL--30--1st
1945 AL--19--6th
Career--155--214th

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 AL--2--9th
1939 AL--2--4th
1941 AL--3--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL--17--10th
1941 AL--18--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1938 AL--94--9th
1941 AL--92--10th
1945 AL--76--10th
Career--838--205th

Hits s c a p y
1938 AL--252--5th
1939 AL--260--4th
1941 AL--258--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1935 AL--1.141--8th
1937 AL--1.333--7th
1940 AL--1.554--7th
1941 AL--1.413--4th
1945 AL--1.421--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--.299--3rd
1938 AL--.440--6th
1940 AL--.513--4th
1945 AL--.237--8th

Losses s c a p y
1938 AL--12--7th
1940 AL--13--10th
1945 AL--12--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--110--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL--3--10th
1935 AL--4--6th
1939 AL--3--10th
1941 AL--4--7th
1943 AL--4--10th
1945 AL--10--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1938 AL--1074--4th
1939 AL--1008--5th
1941 AL--1224--2nd
Career--9999--231st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1937 AL--131--6th
1938 AL--140--2nd
1940 AL--127--10th
1941 AL--173--1st
1945 AL--136--6th
Career--119--130th

Oldest s c a p y
1946 AL--born 1906-09-13--9th
1947 AL--born 1906-09-13--6th
1948 NL--born 1906-09-13--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (554), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 55 (275), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (640), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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