Spike Merena vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Spike Merena and Lee Stange are fairly close on the surface numbers. Spike Merena posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.56) and home runs allowed (0.73 per nine innings vs 1.05). Lee Stange had the advantage in WHIP (1.289 vs 1.459). By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Spike Merena and Lee Stange

Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
8.67
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.09
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
33.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
35.04
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Spike Merena and Lee Stange

Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215.1
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spike Merena and Lee Stange

Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
494.59
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
23.06
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA