How Cliff Lee's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Cliff Lee totaled 464 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2002, posting 8, well below the starting pitcher average of 39.1 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 81, well above the starting pitcher average of 38.6 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 28 in 2012 to 32 in 2013 and 12 in 2014, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 8 to 81 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Cliff Lee Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Walks for Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee
Walks
Cliff Lee
Intentional Walks
Cliff Lee
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career464121.94
Season Avg.35.690.921.94
162 Game Avg.229.175.931.94
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Cliff Lee Walks Per Season

Cliff Lee's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cliff Lee Walks per season line chart

Cliff Lee Walks by Team

Cliff Lee's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Lee career Walks by team bar chart

Cliff Lee Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Cliff Lee's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Cliff Lee Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Cliff Lee Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Cliff Lee Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cliff Lee Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Cliff Lee Walks season-by-season breakdown table