Jake Arrieta vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Jake Arrieta across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 87). Jake Arrieta held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Cliff Lee

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6755
37.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Cliff Lee

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Cliff Lee

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
88.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
66.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
64.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50