Tom Hilgendorf vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Tom Hilgendorf
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth 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 Tom Hilgendorf 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 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 94). Tom Hilgendorf held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 114). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Cliff Lee

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.58
57.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
38.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
34.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Cliff Lee

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
314.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Cliff Lee

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
3561.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
29.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
24.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
290.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50