Shawn Armstrong vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Shawn Armstrong
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Shawn Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 117), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 103). Shawn Armstrong held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Cliff Lee

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
9.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1787
38.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Cliff Lee

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Cliff Lee

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50