Michael Driscoll vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Michael Driscoll
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Michael Driscoll 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 1.600 for Michael Driscoll. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Driscoll and Cliff Lee

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Michael Driscoll and Cliff Lee

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Driscoll and Cliff Lee

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