David Lee vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Tom Seaver built a career as a starting pitcher and David Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Lee led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 92). Tom Seaver held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Lee.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Tom Seaver

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.39
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.27
60.27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
7.57
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3640
6.85
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.27
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Tom Seaver

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Tom Seaver

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
508.38
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
78.09
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
60.7
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.82
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
38.27
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
33.25
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
66.88
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.4
19.87
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
46.78
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100