Ray Dobens vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Dobens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.81 and 1.447 for Ray Dobens. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Dobens and Lee Wade

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.86
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
38.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
35.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ray Dobens and Lee Wade

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.28
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1713
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Dobens and Lee Wade

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
42.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
92.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.97
34.92
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA