Ace Adams vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Cliff Lee

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.41
55.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Cliff Lee

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Cliff Lee

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50