Jack Fee vs. Lefty Richburg — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Richburg built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Fee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.750 compared to 10 and 2.222 for Lefty Richburg. By the career numbers, Jack Fee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fee and Lefty Richburg

Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.58
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.78
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.98
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.25
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
43.65
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.53
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
35.32
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.65
43.65
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52

Fielding Stats for Jack Fee and Lefty Richburg

Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.58
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.93
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fee and Lefty Richburg

Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.48
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Fee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA