Jim Bronstad vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Jim Bronstad 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 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Cliff Lee

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Cliff Lee

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Cliff Lee

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50