Irv Higginbotham vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Irv Higginbotham
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Irv Higginbotham posted a stronger line than Cliff Lee. Irv Higginbotham posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.52) and home runs allowed (0.04 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Irv Higginbotham had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Cliff Lee

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
37.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.223
1.223
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
34.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.49
37.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Cliff Lee

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Cliff Lee

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
48
320
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
566.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
19.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
18.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50