Jason Anderson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jason Anderson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Jason 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 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason 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 Jason Anderson and Cliff Lee

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
34.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Cliff Lee

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Cliff Lee

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50