Cliff Lee vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins 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 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. 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 Ron Tompkins

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Ron Tompkins

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Ron Tompkins

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA