John Andre vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

John Andre
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 John Andre 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 5.8 and 1.711 for John Andre. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Andre and Cliff Lee

John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
35.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for John Andre and Cliff Lee

John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Andre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Andre and Cliff Lee

John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1466.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-17.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
John Andre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
John Andre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50