Joe Hoerner vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Hoerner
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Joe Hoerner 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 118), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hoerner and Cliff Lee

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
8.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
6.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
37.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
33.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Hoerner and Cliff Lee

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hoerner and Cliff Lee

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
4350
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
17.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
282.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50