Loy Hanning vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Loy Hanning
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican 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 Loy Hanning 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 6.26 and 1.756 for Loy Hanning. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Loy Hanning and Cliff Lee

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
42.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Loy Hanning and Cliff Lee

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Loy Hanning and Cliff Lee

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1800
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50