Tom Lee vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. 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 Ewing Waddy

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.11
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.47
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
40.18
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.05
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
37.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Lee and Ewing Waddy

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.81
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.158
1.158
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lee and Ewing Waddy

Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
385.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
41.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
167.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
48.63
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100