Roy Joiner vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Cliff Lee

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Cliff Lee

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Cliff Lee

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50