Thomas Hatch vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Thomas Hatch
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Thomas Hatch 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 5.24 and 1.621 for Thomas Hatch. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Hatch and Cliff Lee

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
7.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
40.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Thomas Hatch and Cliff Lee

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Hatch and Cliff Lee

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