Hardie Henderson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Hardie Henderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Hardie Henderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hardie Henderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Hardie Henderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hardie Henderson and Cliff Lee

Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
40.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
3.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
9.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
2.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
4.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7852
39.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
6.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7279
36.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Hardie Henderson and Cliff Lee

Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
2.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hardie Henderson and Cliff Lee

Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
153.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
567.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
90.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.13
39.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
152.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
148.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
61.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
33.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
93.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.11
42.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
30.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.89
94.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
4.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hardie Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Hardie Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50