Jim Johnson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Jim Johnson 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 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 85). Jim Johnson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Johnson and Cliff Lee

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
8.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
6.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3000
38.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2685
34.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Johnson and Cliff Lee

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Johnson and Cliff Lee

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50