Cliff Lee vs. Mike Timlin — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Timlin
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Timlin 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 81). Mike Timlin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 147). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Timlin

Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.68
50.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
8.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
2.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
6.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5082
37.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Timlin

Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Timlin

Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
90771.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA