Rich Hand vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Rich Hand across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Cliff Lee

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
5.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Cliff Lee

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Cliff Lee

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
105
500
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
18.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
12.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50