Bill Lee vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon 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 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Al Mahon

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
9.82
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.81
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7585
35.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Al Mahon

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.93
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1944
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Al Mahon

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
900
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
121.15
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
57.69
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.76
31.02
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
181.73
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA