Keith Comstock vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 120), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 113). Cliff Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Keith Comstock.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Cliff Lee

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Cliff Lee

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Cliff Lee

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50