Harry Smythe vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Smythe and Lee Stange

Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Harry Smythe and Lee Stange

Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215.1
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Smythe and Lee Stange

Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
89.19
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA