Cliff Lee vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98). Stan Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Stan Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
8.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
38.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Stan Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Stan Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA