Cliff Lee vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon 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 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Al Mahon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Al Mahon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Al Mahon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA