Cliff Lee vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Fred Tenney

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Fred Tenney

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Fred Tenney

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA