Cliff Lee vs. Dave Tobik — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Tobik
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Tobik 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 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 79). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Dave Tobik

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
8.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
5.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
37.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
33.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Dave Tobik

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Dave Tobik

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
196
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA