Cliff Lee vs. Connor Thomas — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Connor Thomas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Connor Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 20.25 and 2.625 for Connor Thomas. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Connor Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
52.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Connor Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Connor Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connor Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Connor Thomas

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