Brad Kilby vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Brad Kilby
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Brad Kilby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Kilby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.07 and WHIP 0.829 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Brad Kilby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Kilby and Cliff Lee

Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.94
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
34.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
33.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.46
34.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Brad Kilby and Cliff Lee

Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Kilby and Cliff Lee

Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Brad Kilby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Brad Kilby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50