Joe Heving vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Heving
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Joe Heving 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 3.9 and 1.460 for Joe Heving. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Heving and Cliff Lee

Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
3.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
9.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
3.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4579
39.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
4.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4175
36.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Heving and Cliff Lee

Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Heving and Cliff Lee

Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
821.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
276
527.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
38
72.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
22.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
56
107.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
18
34.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
78.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.62
20.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
80.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
7.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50