James Shields vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Stange a clear advantage over James Shields across the core pitching metrics. Lee Stange led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 70). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 88). Lee Stange was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for James Shields and Lee Stange

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.41
50.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
2.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
35.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for James Shields and Lee Stange

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Shields and Lee Stange

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA