Cliff Lee
Clifton Phifer Lee
Born: August 30, 1978
Benton, AR USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
College: University of Arkansas, Meridian Community College
Career: 2002-2014
Draft: Round 8 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Florida Marlins)
Draft: Round 20 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 4 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Benton HS (Benton, AR)
Meridian Community College (AZ).
Arkansas
Minor League Statistics
Cliff Lee compiled a career record of 143 wins and 91 losses in his 337-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.74 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| 2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.61 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 210 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 14 | 8 | .636 | 5.43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 188 | 113 | 108 | 30 | 81 | 1 | 161 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 802 |
| 2005 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 18 | 5 | .783 | 3.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 202.0 | 194 | 91 | 85 | 22 | 52 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 838 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.40 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.7 | 224 | 114 | 98 | 29 | 58 | 3 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 882 |
| 2007 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 5 | 8 | .385 | 6.29 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.3 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 443 |
| 2008 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 3 | .880 | 2.54 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 223.3 | 214 | 68 | 63 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 891 |
| 2009 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.14 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 152.0 | 165 | 53 | 53 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 641 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79.7 | 80 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 328 |
| 2010 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.34 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 103.7 | 92 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 408 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108.7 | 103 | 53 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 435 |
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.40 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 232.7 | 197 | 66 | 62 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 238 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 920 |
| 2012 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.16 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211.0 | 207 | 79 | 74 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 847 |
| 2013 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.87 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 222.7 | 193 | 77 | 71 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 222 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 876 |
| 2014 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.65 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.3 | 100 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 352 |
| Totals | 143 | 91 | .611 | 3.52 | 328 | 324 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2156.7 | 2116 | 923 | 843 | 223 | 464 | 12 | 1824 | 50 | 2 | 41 | 8917 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .212 | .212 | .273 | .485 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 82 | 75 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .200 | .208 | .307 | .514 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 71 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .156 | .169 | .188 | .357 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 72 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .183 | .210 | .233 | .443 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 337 | 321 | 291 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 110 | .175 | .189 | .227 | .415 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.613 | 1.500 |
| 2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 9 | 9 | 52.3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.032 | .667 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 33 | 33 | 179.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .603 | .364 |
| 2005 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 32 | 32 | 202.0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .833 | .668 | .469 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 33 | 33 | 200.7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .942 | .636 |
| 2007 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 20 | 16 | 97.3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 1.110 | .600 |
| 2008 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 31 | 31 | 223.3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 1.209 | .968 |
| 2009 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 22 | 22 | 152.0 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.480 | 1.136 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 12 | 12 | 79.7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.695 | 1.250 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 15 | 15 | 108.7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.160 | .933 |
| 2010 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 13 | 13 | 103.7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .769 | .868 | .769 |
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 32 | 32 | 232.7 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.277 | 1.031 |
| 2012 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 30 | 30 | 211.0 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .903 | 1.194 | .933 |
| 2013 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 31 | 31 | 222.7 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.415 | 1.129 |
| 2014 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 13 | 13 | 81.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.328 | .923 |
| Totals | 328 | 324 | 2156.7 | 83 | 188 | 18 | 12 | .938 | 1.131 | .826 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.94 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Totals | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.52 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 66 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 320 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS2 | P | 2 | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.102 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .563 | .500 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 82.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.537 | 1.273 |
Awards
2008 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
2008 - AL Comeback Player of the Year
2008 - AL Cy Young Award
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