Hal Kelleher vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Hal Kelleher
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Hal Kelleher 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 5.95 and 1.894 for Hal Kelleher. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kelleher and Cliff Lee

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
11.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
43.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
7.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
37.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Hal Kelleher and Cliff Lee

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kelleher and Cliff Lee

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
757.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
33.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
38.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50