Tom Lee vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.5 and 1.315 for Tom Lee. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Lee and Carl Sitton

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Tom Lee and Carl Sitton

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.73
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.7
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lee and Carl Sitton

Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.86
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
32.21
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
240
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA