Win Mercer vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer 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 3.98 and 1.544 for Win Mercer. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Lee Stange

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Lee Stange

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Lee Stange

Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
370
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.62
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
43.01
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA