Cliff Lee vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Josh Towers across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99). Josh Towers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 147). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Towers

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.94
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Towers

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Josh Towers

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA