Cliff Lee vs. Jeff Tam — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jeff Tam
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Tam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Tam led in home run suppression (HR9+ 247 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 113). Cliff Lee held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jeff Tam.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Tam

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
38.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
34.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Tam

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Tam

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
75300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
203.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA