Willie Pope vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Pope and Lee Stange are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lee Stange posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.04) and WHIP (1.289 vs 1.427). Willie Pope had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.3 per nine innings vs 1.05). By the career numbers, Lee Stange 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 Willie Pope and Lee Stange

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.44
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.96
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Lee Stange

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Lee Stange

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA