Don Carman vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Don Carman across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 95). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Cliff Lee

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3461
33.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Cliff Lee

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Cliff Lee

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
188.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50