Tom Hume vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Tom Hume
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hume 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 69), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 72). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hume and Cliff Lee

Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
3.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
9.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
3.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4645
38.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
4.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4131
34.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Tom Hume and Cliff Lee

Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hume and Cliff Lee

Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
1584.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
206
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
184
535.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
12.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
29
84.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
26
75.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.07
-6.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
206.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50