Ted Kennedy vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ted Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Kennedy 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 4.32 and 1.588 for Ted Kennedy. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
10.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
41.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
7.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
37.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ted Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.941
1.941
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Kennedy and Cliff Lee

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
162.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
575.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
4.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.36
-26.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.2
12.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50