Willard Hunter vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Willard Hunter 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 5.68 and 1.535 for Willard Hunter. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Hunter and Cliff Lee

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Willard Hunter and Cliff Lee

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Hunter and Cliff Lee

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50