Cliff Lee vs. Angel Torres — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Angel Torres
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Angel Torres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Angel Torres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.920 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Angel Torres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Angel Torres

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
32.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Angel Torres

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Angel Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Angel Torres

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