Lee Stange vs. Jon Switzer — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lee Stange built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Switzer 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 6.2 and 1.852 for Jon Switzer. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Stange and Jon Switzer

Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
11.24
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.24
11.24
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.29
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.91
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.94
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
43.02
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.69
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02

Fielding Stats for Lee Stange and Jon Switzer

Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9.3
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.78
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.7
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Stange and Jon Switzer

Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
600
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
494.59
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.92
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
7.12
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
42.16
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-8.25
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Jon Switzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Switzer
Career
Per 600 PA