Ed Klieman vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Klieman
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Ed Klieman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Klieman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Ed Klieman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Klieman and Cliff Lee

Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.41
14.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.681
0.681
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2318
38.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2062
34.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Klieman and Cliff Lee

Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Klieman and Cliff Lee

Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
832.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
144
540
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
78.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
67.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
18.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
97.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
8.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
191.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ed Klieman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ed Klieman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50