Joe Kohlman vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Joe Kohlman 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 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kohlman and Cliff Lee

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Kohlman and Cliff Lee

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kohlman and Cliff Lee

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50