Rocky Childress vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress 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 3.62 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Bill Lee

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
9.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.38
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
35.02
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7585
35.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Bill Lee

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Bill Lee

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
1208.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
9.31
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA