Xavier Hernandez vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 90). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Cliff Lee

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
7.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Cliff Lee

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Cliff Lee

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50