Jim Holmes vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jim Holmes
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Jim Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Jim Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Holmes and Cliff Lee

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
37.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
31.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.47
37.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Holmes and Cliff Lee

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Holmes and Cliff Lee

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
26.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
31.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50