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Cliff Lee
Clifton Phifer Lee

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Arkansas

Debut September 15, 2002
  vs. MIN 5.3 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, L
Born August 30, 1978 in Benton, AR

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 23 CLE AL   0   1   2   2   0   0   0  0   10.3    6    2    2   0    8    6   0   0    44   1   1  1.74  4.38  251 1.355
 2003 24 CLE AL   3   3   9   9   0   0   0  0   52.3   41   28   21   7   20   44   2   3   210   1   0  3.61  4.39  122 1.166
 2004 25 CLE AL  14   8  33  33   0   0   0  0  179.0  188  113  108  30   81  161  11   6   802   1   0  5.43  4.36   80 1.503
 2005 26 CLE AL  18   5  32  32   1   0   0  0  202.0  194   91   85  22   52  143   0   4   838   1   0  3.79  4.19  111 1.218 CYA-4
 2006 27 CLE AL  14  11  33  33   1   0   0  0  200.7  224  114   98  29   58  129   8   3   882   3   0  4.40  4.52  103 1.405
 2007 28 CLE AL   5   8  20  16   1   0   1  0   97.3  112   73   68  17   36   66   7   5   443   1   0  6.29  4.61   73 1.521
 2008 29 CLE AL  22   3  31  31   4   2   0  0  223.3  214   68   63  12   34  170   5   4   891   1   0  2.54  4.44  175 1.110 MVP-12,CYA-1,AS
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .661  76  39 160 156   7   2   1  0  965.0  979  489  445 117  289  719  33  25  4110   9   1  4.15  4.40  106 1.314
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16   8  34  33   1   0   0  0  207.3  210  105   95  25   62  154   7   5   884   1   0  4.15  4.40  106 1.314
 Career High     22  11  33  33   4   2   1  0  223.3  224  114  108  30   81  170  11   6   891   3   1  2.54  4.61  175 1.110

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 25 CLE AL   1    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   80    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 26 CLE AL   3    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 27 CLE AL   2    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167  -13    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 28 CLE AL   2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 29 CLE AL   2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-12,AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons       10   27    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  11  .074  .074  .074  -61    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        437    0   32   0  0   0    0   0  0   0 178  .074  .074  .074  -61   32   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High      3    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4                           1   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 25 CLE AL    3    2    0   0.0   104| .333  .263| .333  .330| .333  .423| .666  .753|  80  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 2005 26 CLE AL    8    8    0   0.0   102| .000  .263| .000  .326| .000  .418| .000  .743|-100  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 2006 27 CLE AL    6    5    0   0.0   111| .167  .275| .167  .340| .167  .438| .334  .778| -13  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2007 28 CLE AL    5    5    0   0.0   110| .000  .274| .000  .343| .000  .429| .000  .772|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2008 29 CLE AL    5    5    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .340| .000  .426| .000  .767|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        27   25    0   0.0   107| .074  .270| .074  .335| .074  .426| .148  .762| -61  .000  -6.3  -0.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 23 CLE AL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 0.50 2.62 1.66 2 10.3 2003 24 CLE AL P 9 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.67 0.49 1.03 1.74 9 52.3 2004 25 CLE AL P 33 5 7 0 0 1.000 .945 0.36 0.45 0.60 1.66 33 179.0 2005 26 CLE AL P 32 5 10 3 0 .833 .955 0.47 0.46 0.67 1.69 32 202.0 2006 27 CLE AL P 33 3 17 1 0 .952 .957 0.61 0.41 0.90 1.56 33 200.7 2007 28 CLE AL P 20 7 5 1 2 .923 .952 0.60 0.42 1.11 1.60 16 97.3 2008 29 CLE AL P 31 16 14 1 2 .968 .952 0.97 0.42 1.21 1.60 31 223.3 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 23 CLE AL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 0.50 2.62 1.66 2 10.3 2003 24 CLE AL P 9 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.67 0.49 1.03 1.74 9 52.3 2004 25 CLE AL P 33 5 7 0 0 1.000 .945 0.36 0.45 0.60 1.66 33 179.0 2005 26 CLE AL P 32 5 10 3 0 .833 .955 0.47 0.46 0.67 1.69 32 202.0 2006 27 CLE AL P 33 3 17 1 0 .952 .957 0.61 0.41 0.90 1.56 33 200.7 2007 28 CLE AL P 20 7 5 1 2 .923 .952 0.60 0.42 1.11 1.60 16 97.3 2008 29 CLE AL P 31 16 14 1 2 .968 .952 0.97 0.42 1.21 1.60 31 223.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 160 38 60 7 4 .933 .953 0.61 0.44 0.91 1.63 156 965.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 160 38 60 7 4 .933 .953 0.61 0.44 0.91 1.63 156 965
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 2008   CLE AL   *  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2008   CLE AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1                                                                              
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2008 (P)

Awards
2008-AL-CYA
2008-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2008-AL-12-0.06
Car-1033-0.06 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2005-AL-4-0.06
2008-AL-1-0.94
1 Cy Young
Car-46-1.00 shares

ERA
2008 AL-2.54-1

Wins
2004 AL-14-8
2005 AL-18-2
2008 AL-22-1

Won-Loss %
2004 AL-.636-8
2005 AL-.783-1
2008 AL-.880-1
Act-.661-5
Car-.661-19

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2008 AL-1.110-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
2008 AL-1.37-1

Strikeouts/9IP
2004 AL-8.09-5

Innings
2008 AL-223.3-2

Strikeouts
2008 AL-170-9

Games Started
2004 AL-33-8
2006 AL-33-6

Comp. Games
2008 AL-4-2

Shutouts
2008 AL-2-1

Home Runs Allow.
2006 AL-29-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
2004 AL-81-7

Hits Allowed
2008 AL-214-9

SO to Walk
2008 AL-5.00-3

Hit Batsmen
2004 AL-11-9

Batters Faced
2008 AL-891-5

Adjusted ERA+
2008 AL-175-1

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 17 (118) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 39 (618) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 19.0 (317) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 29.0 (444) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000.

June 27, 2002: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore, and Lee Stevens to the Cleveland Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Cleveland Indians$300,900
2004Cleveland Indians$303,200
2005Cleveland Indians$345,000
2006Cleveland Indians$406,200
2007Cleveland Indians$3,000,000
2008Cleveland Indians$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,355,300

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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