Merrill Kelly vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Merrill Kelly across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 109), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 107). Merrill Kelly held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Merrill Kelly and Cliff Lee

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.08
55.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
3.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
8.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
33.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Merrill Kelly and Cliff Lee

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.78
93.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merrill Kelly and Cliff Lee

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
264.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50