Fred House vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Fred House
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Fred House as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 5.2 and 1.509 for Fred House. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred House and Cliff Lee

Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
31.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Fred House and Cliff Lee

Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred House and Cliff Lee

Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1036.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-41.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50