Tyler Jay vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Tyler Jay
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Tyler Jay 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 4.7 and 1.957 for Tyler Jay. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Jay and Cliff Lee

Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
7.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.565
1.565
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
42.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
35.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Tyler Jay and Cliff Lee

Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Tyler Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Jay and Cliff Lee

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