David Lee vs. Bobby Shantz — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Bobby Shantz 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 94), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 92). Bobby Shantz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Lee.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Bobby Shantz

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
2.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.46
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.84
31.84
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.38
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
8.35
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.7
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.99
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
7.57
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
4.98
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
37.41
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.89
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
34.23
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Bobby Shantz

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
4.82
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3011
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003.2
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.45
12.45
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Bobby Shantz

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
537.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
509.77
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
99.53
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
78.14
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.4
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.69
35.06
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
124.65
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
147.91
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
55.81
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.79
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
97.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.25
37.44
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
43.72
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
89.3
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.93
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.72
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60