Rick Anderson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Cliff Lee posted a stronger line than Rick Anderson. Cliff Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.52 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.202 vs 1.521). By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Cliff Lee

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Cliff Lee

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Cliff Lee

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50