How Cliff Lee's Pitched At Bats Compares to Similar Players

Cliff Lee totaled 8,296 career Pitched At Bats, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,963.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched At Bats season came in 2009, posting 901, well above the starting pitcher average of 405.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2002 at 35, well below the starting pitcher average of 428.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched At Bats total went from 812 in 2012 to 832 in 2013 and 329 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched At Bats profile — ranging from 35 to 901 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Cliff Lee Lifetime Pitched At Bats

Stats similar to Pitched At Bats for Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee
Pitched At Bats
Career8296
Season Avg.638.15
162 Game Avg.4097.41
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Cliff Lee Pitched At Bats Per Season

Cliff Lee's Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats per season line chart

Cliff Lee Pitched At Bats by Team

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

Cliff Lee Cumulative Pitched At Bats — Career Progression

A running total of Cliff Lee's career Pitched At Bats, 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 Pitched At Bats year-over-year waterfall chart

Cliff Lee Pitched At Bats Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cliff Lee's seasonal Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cliff Lee Pitched At Bats — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cliff Lee's MLB career with Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats season-by-season breakdown table