Keith Hessler vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Keith Hessler
MillenialDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Keith Hessler 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 5.56 and 1.765 for Keith Hessler. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Hessler and Cliff Lee

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
10.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
42.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
37.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.35
42.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Keith Hessler and Cliff Lee

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Hessler and Cliff Lee

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
21000
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50