Denny McLain vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny McLain and Lee Stange are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Denny McLain and 100 for Lee Stange, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, Lee Stange gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Lee Stange

Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.41
50.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
8.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
2.62
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5100
37.75
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
4.09
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
35.04
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Lee Stange

Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Lee Stange

Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
370
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA