Dennis Kinney vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Dennis Kinney
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Dennis Kinney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 78). Dennis Kinney held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Kinney and Cliff Lee

Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
39.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Dennis Kinney and Cliff Lee

Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Kinney and Cliff Lee

Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
3637.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-16.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dennis Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Dennis Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50