Joe Jaeger vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Jaeger
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Joe Jaeger 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 12 and 3.333 for Joe Jaeger. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Jaeger and Cliff Lee

Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.34
14.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Jaeger and Cliff Lee

Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Jaeger and Cliff Lee

Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Jaeger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Joe Jaeger
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50