Patrick Horan vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Patrick Horan
UnknownThrows RightChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Patrick Horan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Patrick Horan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.204 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Patrick Horan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Patrick Horan and Cliff Lee

Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
38.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
36.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Patrick Horan and Cliff Lee

Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.47
74.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Patrick Horan and Cliff Lee

Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
173.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
591.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
4.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.4
-20.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50