Ed Pipgras vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Ed Pipgras
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Pipgras 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 5.4 and 2.200 for Ed Pipgras. 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 Pipgras and Lee Stange

Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
46.8
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
41.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.8
46.8
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Pipgras and Lee Stange

Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
27
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215.1
9
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Pipgras and Lee Stange

Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.92
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
7.12
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
42.16
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-8.25
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Ed Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA