Thornton Lee

1933–1948 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'3", 205 lb · b. 1906 Sonoma, CA

Career 117–124 · 3.56 ERA · 937 SO · 2331.1 IP · 375 G · 167 H · 4 HR · 66 RBI · .200 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

16 Top-5 finishes

1 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1941 Best season

Spanning 1941–1941, peaking at 3 titles in 1941.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
607th Best in baseball 1
690th Top-5 finishes 16

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

214th Complete Games 155
301st Innings Pitched 2331.1
432nd Shutouts 14
464th Wins 117
487th Earned Run Average 3.56

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1941 30 1940 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1941 AL 1.17
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1941 AL 2.37
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1941 #2
Strikeouts	—	#3	—	1941 #3
Wins	—	#2	—	1941 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1941	3	ERA 2.37 WHIP 1.17 CG 30

Pitching

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1933	CLE	AL	1	1	4.15	3	2	0	17.1	13	8	1	11	7	1.39
1934	CLE	AL	1	1	5.04	24	6	0	85.2	105	48	8	44	41	1.74
1935	CLE	AL	7	10	4.04	32	20	1	180.2	179	81	6	71	81	1.38
1936	CLE	AL	3	5	4.89	43	8	3	127.0	138	69	2	67	49	1.61
1937	CHA	AL	12	10	3.52	30	25	0	204.2	209	80	17	60	80	1.31
1938	CHA	AL	13	12	3.49	33	30	1	245.1	252	95	12	94	77	1.41
1939	CHA	AL	15	11	4.21	33	29	3	235.0	260	110	14	70	81	1.40
1940	CHA	AL	12	13	3.47	28	27	0	228.0	223	88	13	56	87	1.22
1941	CHA	AL	22	11	2.37	35	34	1	300.1	258	79	18	92	130	1.17
1942	CHA	AL	2	6	3.32	11	8	0	76.0	82	28	4	31	25	1.49
1943	CHA	AL	5	9	4.18	19	19	0	127.0	129	59	8	50	35	1.41
1944	CHA	AL	3	9	3.02	15	14	0	113.1	105	38	3	25	39	1.15
1945	CHA	AL	15	12	2.44	29	28	0	228.1	208	62	6	76	108	1.24
1946	CHA	AL	2	4	3.53	7	7	0	43.1	39	17	1	23	23	1.43
1947	CHA	AL	3	7	4.47	21	11	1	86.2	86	43	5	56	57	1.64
1948	NY1	NL	1	3	4.41	11	4	0	32.2	41	16	3	12	17	1.62
Career	—	—	117	124	3.56	374	272	10	2331.1	2,327	921	121	838	937	1.36

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1933	CLE	AL	3	8	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000
1934	CLE	AL	24	21	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	11	0	.095	.136	.143	.279
1935	CLE	AL	32	61	6	12	2	0	0	7	3	17	0	.197	.246	.230	.476
1936	CLE	AL	43	41	3	5	0	0	0	1	3	12	0	.122	.182	.122	.304
1937	CHA	AL	30	71	5	15	3	2	0	4	1	16	0	.211	.222	.310	.532
1938	CHA	AL	34	97	14	25	3	1	4	16	0	23	0	.258	.258	.433	.691
1939	CHA	AL	33	91	8	15	3	0	0	4	4	18	0	.165	.200	.198	.398
1940	CHA	AL	28	84	7	23	4	0	0	5	4	30	0	.274	.307	.321	.628
1941	CHA	AL	35	114	7	29	5	0	0	8	4	20	0	.254	.280	.298	.578
1942	CHA	AL	11	30	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	10	0	.200	.200	.267	.467
1943	CHA	AL	19	42	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	8	0	.071	.071	.071	.143
1944	CHA	AL	15	42	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	.095	.095	.095	.190
1945	CHA	AL	29	78	6	14	1	0	0	6	5	15	0	.180	.229	.192	.421
1946	CHA	AL	7	15	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	.267	.267	.267	.533
1947	CHA	AL	21	29	0	6	0	0	0	1	2	11	0	.207	.258	.207	.465
1948	NY1	NL	11	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.091	.091	.091	.182
Career	—	—	375	835	63	167	24	4	4	66	27	208	0	.200	.226	.253	.479

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	374	67	428	38	21	.929