How Cliff Lee's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Cliff Lee totaled 29 career Complete Games, near the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Complete Games season came in 2010, posting 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2002 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 0 in 2012 to 2 in 2013 and 1 in 2014, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Cliff Lee Lifetime Complete Games

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Cliff Lee Complete Games Per Season

Cliff Lee's Complete Games 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 Complete Games per season line chart

Cliff Lee Complete Games by Team

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

Cliff Lee Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Cliff Lee's career Complete Games, 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 Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Cliff Lee Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Complete Games 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 Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cliff Lee Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Complete Games 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 Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table