Tom Lee vs. Rick Rhoden — Career Comparison

Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rick Rhoden
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Rick Rhoden built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.59 and 1.337 for Rick Rhoden. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Lee and Rick Rhoden

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.52
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.71
54.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.59
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2606
9.04
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.69
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
2.78
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.22
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
4.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10900
37.82
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
3.97
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.36
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.23
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.77
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9889
34.31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Tom Lee and Rick Rhoden

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.6
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.34
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.96
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
1.94
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.01
92.01
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lee and Rick Rhoden

Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
308.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
830
600
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
550.12
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
130.84
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
96.87
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.47
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.51
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
41.71
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.07
41.98
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
28
151.35
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
177.83
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
143.13
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
41.93
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
54.22
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
89.64
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.57
43.78
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.29
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
114
82.41
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.28
7.28
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.61
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.46
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0