Skip Guinn vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Skip Guinn
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Skip Guinn 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 1.855 for Skip Guinn. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skip Guinn and Cliff Lee

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.827
1.827
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
42.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
36.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Skip Guinn and Cliff Lee

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skip Guinn and Cliff Lee

Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
7800
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Skip Guinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Skip Guinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50