Andy Karl vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Andy Karl
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Andy Karl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andy Karl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Andy Karl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Karl and Cliff Lee

Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
422.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
9.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.561
0.561
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1800
38.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
4.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
35.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Andy Karl and Cliff Lee

Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Karl and Cliff Lee

Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
1125.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
95
542.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
85.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
19.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
17
97.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
137.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
91.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
17.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
125.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Andy Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Andy Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50