Cliff Lee vs. Alex Torres — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Alex Torres
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Torres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Torres led in home run suppression (HR9+ 416 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 164 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 113). Cliff Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Alex Torres.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Alex Torres

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
38.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
32.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Alex Torres

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Alex Torres

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
45600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA