John Hiller vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

John Hiller
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and John Hiller 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 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 74). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Hiller and Cliff Lee

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3726
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
3.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
7.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5206
37.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4558
33.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for John Hiller and Cliff Lee

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Hiller and Cliff Lee

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
3033.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
561.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
10
55.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
8.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
12
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
77.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-11.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
188.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50