Ron Keller vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ron Keller
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Ron Keller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Keller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Ron Keller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Keller and Cliff Lee

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
37.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
35.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ron Keller and Cliff Lee

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Keller and Cliff Lee

Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50