Rudy Arroyo vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Cliff Lee

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Cliff Lee

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Cliff Lee

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50