Clay Smith vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Smith 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 5.49 and 1.653 for Clay Smith. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Smith and Lee Stange

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Clay Smith and Lee Stange

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215.1
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Smith and Lee Stange

Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.92
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
7.12
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
42.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-8.25
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA