Ray Herbert vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ray Herbert a clear advantage over Bill Lee across the core pitching metrics. Ray Herbert led in strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 51), walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 150), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Bill Lee held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 93). Ray Herbert was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Lee

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
9.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
9.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.13
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7585
35.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Lee

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
2.44
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Lee

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10.99
31.71
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
42
121.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
57.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10.76
31.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA