Ron Klimkowski vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ron Klimkowski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Ron Klimkowski 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98). Ron Klimkowski held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cliff Lee.

Pitching Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Cliff Lee

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
3.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
37.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
32.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Cliff Lee

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Cliff Lee

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
1421.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
5.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-15.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50