Mike Lee vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Mike Lee
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.743 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Mike Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Lee and Milt Steengrafe

Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.27
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
40.63
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.743
1.743
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.69
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Lee and Milt Steengrafe

Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Lee and Milt Steengrafe

Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1114.29
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.54
-57.88
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA