Rich Sauveur vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Rich Sauveur
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Sauveur 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 6.07 and 1.804 for Rich Sauveur. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Sauveur and Lee Stange

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.7
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.48
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
35.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Rich Sauveur and Lee Stange

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Sauveur and Lee Stange

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
494.59
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA