Cliff Lee vs. Jeff Terpko — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jeff Terpko
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Terpko as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Terpko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Jeff Terpko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Terpko

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
39.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
33.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Terpko

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Jeff Terpko

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
28800
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jeff Terpko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jeff Terpko
Career
Per 600 PA