Barret Browning vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Lee

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.49
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2953
9.28
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Lee

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Lee

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
535.52
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
90.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.02
21.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
108.74
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.24
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
16.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
177
96.72
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
40.44
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100