Cliff Lee vs. Matt Tracy — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Matt Tracy
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Tracy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Tracy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Matt Tracy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Matt Tracy

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Matt Tracy

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Matt Tracy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Tracy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Matt Tracy

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