Cliff Lee vs. Mike Trombley — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Trombley
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Trombley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 108), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 89). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Trombley

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.05
44.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2387
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.2
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
7.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3065
34.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Trombley

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2387
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Mike Trombley

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
152700
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA