Kyle Hendricks vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Kyle Hendricks
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Kyle Hendricks across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 129), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Kyle Hendricks held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Cliff Lee

Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.05
98.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
3.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5235
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1745
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
8.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1373
7.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7213
37.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
4.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6652
34.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Cliff Lee

Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5235
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1745
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.05
98.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Cliff Lee

Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
311
461.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
531.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
37
54.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.34
7.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
42
62.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
74.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
23.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
41.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.58
-11.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
178
264.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50