Thornton Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: September 13, 1906 in Sonoma, CA us

Died: June 9, 1997 in Tucson, AZ

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Last Game: June 18, 1948 (Age 41-279d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Thornton Starr Lee

Nicknames: Lefty

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Relatives: Father of Don Lee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

117

124

ERA

3.56

374

272

2331.1

937

WHIP

1.358

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1928	21	-1.6	Salt Lake City	UTID	C		1	3	.250	6.51	8.68	10						37.1	46	36	27		27							1.955	11.1		6.5
1929	22	-1.9	Globe	AZSL	D		11	11	.500	5.71	6.78	28						178.0	204	134	113		118							1.809	10.3		6.0
1930	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A		12	13	.480	4.14	5.16	47						237.0	197	136	109		162							1.515	7.5		6.2
1930	23	-7.5	New Orleans	SOUA	A		3	4	.429	5.63	6.38	13						48.0	46	34	30		45							1.896	8.6		8.4
1930	23	-5.8	Tampa	SEAL	B		9	9	.500	3.76	4.86	34						189.0	151	102	79		117							1.418	7.2		5.6
1931	24	-4.5	Shreveport	TL	A		7	14	.333	3.23	4.43	32	24					195.0	164	96	70		127							1.492	7.6		5.9
1932	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		15	11	.577		4.73	36						249.0	275	131	82		127							1.614	9.9		4.6
1932	25	-3.5	Toledo	AA	AA		1	3	.250		8.05	8						38.0	49	34			19							1.789	11.6		4.5
1932	25	-2.4	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	B		14	8	.636	3.50	4.14	28						211.0	226	97	82		108							1.583	9.6		4.6
1933	26	-1.9	Toledo	AA	AA		13	11	.542	3.72	4.70	38						220.0	239	115	91		84							1.468	9.8		3.4
1933	26	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	1	.500	4.15	4.67	3	2	0	2	0	0	17.1	13	9	8	1	11	0	7	0	0	0	75	1.385	6.8	0.5	5.7	3.6	0.64
1934	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	1	.500	5.04	5.99	24	6	6	0	0	0	85.2	105	57	48	8	44	1	41	3	1	1	400	1.739	11.0	0.8	4.6	4.3	0.93
1935	28	-0.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	10	.412	4.04	4.48	32	20	9	8	1	1	180.2	179	90	81	6	71	2	81	4	1	1	783	1.384	8.9	0.3	3.5	4.0	1.14
1936	29	0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	5	.375	4.89	6.09	43	8	13	2	0	3	127.0	138	86	69	2	67	4	49	2	2	3	584	1.614	9.8	0.1	4.7	3.5	0.73
1937	30	1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	10	.545	3.52	4.00	30	25	4	13	2	0	204.2	209	91	80	16	60	7	80	1	0	1	876	1.314	9.2	0.7	2.6	3.5	1.33
1938	31	2.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	12	.520	3.49	4.51	33	30	3	18	1	1	245.1	252	123	95	12	94	8	77	3	0	2	1074	1.410	9.2	0.4	3.4	2.8	0.82
1939	32	3.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	11	.577	4.21	4.63	33	29	4	15	2	3	235.0	260	121	110	15	70	3	81	3	1	2	1008	1.404	10.0	0.6	2.7	3.1	1.16
1940	33	4.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	13	.480	3.47	3.95	28	27	0	24	1	0	228.0	223	100	88	13	56	9	87	2	1	4	948	1.224	8.8	0.5	2.2	3.4	1.55
1941	34	5.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	22	11	.667	2.37	2.94	35	34	1	30	3	1	300.1	258	98	79	18	92	11	130	4	0	2	1224	1.165	7.7	0.5	2.8	3.9	1.41
1942	35	6.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	6	.250	3.32	4.50	11	8	3	6	1	0	76.0	82	38	28	4	31	3	25	2	0	2	334	1.487	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.0	0.81
1943	36	6.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	9	.357	4.18	4.68	19	19	0	7	1	0	127.0	129	66	59	8	50	5	35	4	0	0	550	1.409	9.1	0.6	3.5	2.5	0.70
1944	37	7.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	9	.250	3.02	4.05	15	14	1	6	0	0	113.1	105	51	38	3	25	1	39	1	0	2	461	1.147	8.3	0.2	2.0	3.1	1.56
1945	38	8.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	12	.556	2.44	3.19	29	28	1	19	1	0	228.1	208	81	62	7	76	8	108	10	1	1	951	1.244	8.2	0.3	3.0	4.3	1.42
1946	39	9.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	4	.333	3.53	4.98	7	7	0	2	0	0	43.1	39	24	17	1	23	1	23	1	0	2	187	1.431	8.1	0.2	4.8	4.8	1.00
1947	40	10.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	7	.300	4.47	5.19	21	11	5	2	1	1	86.2	86	50	43	5	56	11	57	2	0	1	394	1.638	8.9	0.5	5.8	5.9	1.02
1948	41	12.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	3	.250	4.41	5.51	11	4	0	1	0	0	32.2	41	20	16	3	12	3	17	1	0	0	150	1.622	11.3	0.8	3.3	4.7	1.42
1949	42	17.5	Phoenix	AZTX	C		3	0	1.000		2.85	11			0	0		41.0	41	13			29		29	1	0	0		1.707	9.0		6.4	6.4	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		117	124	.485	3.56	4.27	374	272	50	155	14	10	2331.1	2327	1105	921	122	838	77	937	43	7	24	9999	1.358	9.0	0.5	3.2	3.6	1.12
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		62	63	.496		5.14	202	24		0	0		1157.1	1166	661	492		674		29	1	0	0		1.590	9.1		5.2
All Levels (22 Seasons)							179	187	.489		4.56	576	296	50	155	14	10	3488.2	3493	1766	1413	122	1512	77	966	44	7	24	9999	1.435	9.0		3.9

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		14	14	.500		5.20	46						258.0	288	149	91		103							1.516	10.0		3.6
A (2 seasons)					Minors		10	18	.357	3.70	4.81	45	24					243.0	210	130	100		172							1.572	7.8		6.4
B (2 seasons)					Minors		23	17	.575	3.62	4.48	62						400.0	377	199	161		225							1.505	8.5		5.1
C (2 seasons)					Minors		4	3	.571		5.63	21			0	0		78.1	87	49	27		56		29	1	0	0		1.826	10.0		6.4
D (1 season)					Minors		11	11	.500	5.71	6.78	28						178.0	204	134	113		118							1.809	10.3		6.0