Ed Eiteljorge vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Eiteljorge 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 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Cliff Lee

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Cliff Lee

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Cliff Lee

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
27.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
24.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50