How Cliff Lee's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Cliff Lee totaled 8,917 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2009, posting 969, well above the starting pitcher average of 453.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2002 at 44, well below the starting pitcher average of 479.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 847 in 2012 to 876 in 2013 and 352 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 44 to 969 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cliff Lee Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Cliff Lee
| Cliff Lee
Batters Faced | Cliff Lee
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 8917 | 37.21 |
| Season Avg. | 685.92 | 37.21 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4404.13 | 37.21 |
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Cliff Lee Batters Faced Per Season
Cliff Lee's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Cliff Lee's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Lee Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Cliff Lee's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
