How Cliff Lee's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Cliff Lee totaled 2,116 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2002, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 113.1 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 245, well above the starting pitcher average of 107.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 207 in 2012 to 193 in 2013 and 100 in 2014, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 245 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Cliff Lee Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Cliff Lee
| Cliff Lee
Hits | Cliff Lee
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 2116 | 8.83 |
| Season Avg. | 162.77 | 8.83 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1045.1 | 8.83 |
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Cliff Lee Hits Per Season
Cliff Lee's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Cliff Lee's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Lee Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Cliff Lee's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Hits 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.
