Cliff Lee vs. Josh Taylor — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Josh Taylor
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 150 vs 113), and run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 114). Cliff Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 104). Role difference aside, Josh Taylor holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Taylor

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
11.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
39.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
34.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Taylor

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.044
0.044
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Taylor

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
138
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA