Cliff Lee vs. Jim Tennant — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Tennant
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Tennant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Tennant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Jim Tennant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Tennant

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.94
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Tennant

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jim Tennant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tennant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Jim Tennant

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