George Keefe vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

George Keefe
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 George Keefe 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 5.05 and 1.754 for George Keefe. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Keefe and Cliff Lee

George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
5.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
616.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
10.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
5.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
3.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2933
42.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
8.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2557
37.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for George Keefe and Cliff Lee

George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1854
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.39
88.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.734
1.734
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Keefe and Cliff Lee

George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
78
168.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
277
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
250
541.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
43
93.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
77.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.72
31.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
110.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
151.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
56.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
88.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.65
31.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
56.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
132.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
George Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
George Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50