Guy Hoffman vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Guy Hoffman 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 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 105). Guy Hoffman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 173 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hoffman and Cliff Lee

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
38.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Guy Hoffman and Cliff Lee

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hoffman and Cliff Lee

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50