Cliff Lee vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Seddon 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 5.47 and 1.541 for Chris Seddon. 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 Chris Seddon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
36.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Chris Seddon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Chris Seddon

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA