Ken Holtzman vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Ken Holtzman across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 107), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cliff Lee

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2787
8.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12069
37.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10987
34.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cliff Lee

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cliff Lee

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
89.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
69.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
104.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
153.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
36.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50