Hal Kurtz vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Hal Kurtz
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows 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 Hal Kurtz 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 5.21 and 1.526 for Hal Kurtz. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kurtz and Cliff Lee

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
8.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
40.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
35.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Hal Kurtz and Cliff Lee

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.179
0.179
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kurtz and Cliff Lee

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50