Brian Holton vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Brian Holton
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles 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 Brian Holton 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98). Brian Holton held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 209 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cliff Lee.

Pitching Stats for Brian Holton and Cliff Lee

Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.28
51.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
5.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1597
38.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
34.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Brian Holton and Cliff Lee

Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Holton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Holton and Cliff Lee

Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
5285.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-41.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Brian Holton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Brian Holton
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50