Stan Pitula vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Pitula and Lee Stange

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
34.99
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
35.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Stan Pitula and Lee Stange

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Pitula and Lee Stange

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA