Craig Anderson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Lee

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Lee

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Lee

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
164.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50