Cliff Lee vs. Jim Stoops — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Stoops
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Stoops as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Stoops posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Jim Stoops had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Stoops

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
29.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Stoops

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Stoops

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