Phil Klein vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Phil Klein
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Phil Klein 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 5.5 and 1.653 for Phil Klein. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Klein and Cliff Lee

Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
40.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
34.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Phil Klein and Cliff Lee

Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Klein and Cliff Lee

Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50