Harry Hedgpeth vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Harry Hedgpeth
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Harry Hedgpeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Hedgpeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Harry Hedgpeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Cliff Lee

Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.94
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Cliff Lee

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

Hitting Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Cliff Lee

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