Cliff Lee vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Hisanori Takahashi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 116), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Hisanori Takahashi

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
1.274
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
33.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Hisanori Takahashi

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Hisanori Takahashi

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA