How Cliff Lee's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Cliff Lee totaled 1,824 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2011, posting 238, well above the starting pitcher average of 84.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2002 at 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 78.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 207 in 2012 to 222 in 2013 and 72 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 6 to 238 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cliff Lee Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Cliff Lee
| Cliff Lee
Strikeouts | Cliff Lee
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Cliff Lee
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 1824 | 7.61 | 5.56 |
| Season Avg. | 140.31 | 7.61 | 5.56 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 900.88 | 7.61 | 5.56 |
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Cliff Lee Strikeouts Per Season
Cliff Lee's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts by Team
Cliff Lee's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cliff Lee Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Cliff Lee's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
