Dennis Aust vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Dennis Aust
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Dennis Aust 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 5.82 and 1.706 for Dennis Aust. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Aust and Cliff Lee

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
40.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Dennis Aust and Cliff Lee

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Aust and Cliff Lee

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4500
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50