Ed Mars vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Stange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 4.67 and 1.492 for Ed Mars. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Lee Stange

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.41
50.41
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.67
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.79
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.63
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.38
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
40.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.93
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
36.42
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Lee Stange

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Lee Stange

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA