Ian Kennedy vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ian Kennedy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Ian Kennedy across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 91). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ian Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
2.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.71
47.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.35
58.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
4.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5713
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1904.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
8.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
3.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
8.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8100
38.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7244
34.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ian Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
2.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5713
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1904.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.35
58.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
751.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
482.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
42
63.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
43.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.99
21.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
58
87.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
114.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.38
14.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
154
231.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50