Cliff Lee
Clifford Walker Lee
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 4, 1896 in Lexington, NE (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1919
Final Game: September 7, 1926
Died: August 25, 1980 in Denver, CO
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1919 22 PIT NL 42 120 112 5 22 2 4 0 2 2 6 8 .196 .237 .286 .523 54 32 0 2 2/O
1920 23 PIT NL 37 81 76 9 18 2 2 0 8 0 1 4 14 .237 .275 .316 .591 67 24 0 1 2/O
1921 24 PHI NL 88 304 286 31 88 14 4 4 29 5 2 13 34 .308 .338 .427 .764 95 122 0 5 3O/2
1922 25 PHI NL 122 462 422 65 136 29 6 17 77 2 3 32 43 .322 .371 .540 .912 125 228 1 7 O3/5
1923 26 PHI NL 107 382 355 54 114 20 4 11 47 3 3 20 39 .321 .357 .493 .850 113 175 0 7 O3
1924 27 TOT NL 27 65 62 5 16 4 2 1 9 0 1 2 7 .258 .281 .435 .717 81 27 0 1 O/3
1924 27 PHI NL 21 59 56 4 14 3 2 1 7 0 1 2 5 .250 .276 .429 .704 78 24 0 1 O/3
1924 27 CIN NL 6 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 121 3 0 0 /O
1925 28 CLE AL 77 258 230 43 74 15 6 4 42 2 1 21 33 .322 .378 .491 .870 118 113 0 7 O
1926 29 CLE AL 21 46 40 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 8 .175 .283 .275 .558 45 11 0 0 /O2
8 Seasons 521 1718 1583 216 475 87 28 38 216 14 11 104 186 .300 .344 .462 .806 106 732 1 30
162 Game Avg. 162 534 492 67 148 27 9 12 67 4 32 58 .300 .344 .462 .806 106 228 0 9
PHI (4 yrs) 338 1207 1119 154 352 66 16 33 160 10 9 67 121 .315 .354 .491 .844 112 549 1 20
PIT (2 yrs) 79 201 188 14 40 4 6 0 10 2 1 10 22 .213 .253 .298 .550 60 56 0 3
CLE (2 yrs) 98 304 270 47 81 16 6 5 44 2 1 27 41 .300 .364 .459 .823 108 124 0 7
CIN (1 yr) 6 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 121 3 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 423 1414 1313 169 394 71 22 33 172 12 10 77 145 .300 .339 .463 .802 105 608 1 23
AL (2 yrs) 98 304 270 47 81 16 6 5 44 2 1 27 41 .300 .364 .459 .823 108 124 0 7

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1919 22 PIT NL 120 92 8 2.4 85 .212 .196 .269 .237 .324 .286 .353 .523 .677 54 .319 -6.9 -0.8 .444 .161 .089 .0
1920 23 PIT NL 81 60 6 2.7 93 .290 .237 .280 .275 .334 .316 .372 .591 .706 67 .346 -3.5 -0.4 .458 .118 .079
1921 24 PHI NL 304 205 41 5.4 112 .339 .308 .307 .338 .358 .427 .422 .764 .780 95 .568 -2.7 -0.3 .690 .175 .119 4.4
1922 25 PHI NL 462 296 83 7.5 119 .329 .322 .311 .371 .370 .540 .433 .912 .803 125 .683 14.5 1.4 .900 .291 .218 3.6
1923 26 PHI NL 382 251 62 6.6 116 .338 .321 .307 .357 .367 .493 .427 .850 .793 113 .649 5.3 0.5 .799 .228 .172 4.7
1924 27 TOT NL 65 48 7 3.9 113 .278 .258 .303 .281 .359 .435 .422 .717 .781 81 .431 -2.1 -0.2 .596 .194 .177 .0
1924 27 PHI NL 59 44 6 3.7 114 .260 .250 .304 .276 .361 .429 .424 .704 .785 78 .401 -2.3 -0.2 .581 .196 .179 .0
1924 27 CIN NL 6 4 1 6.7 103 .500 .333 .289 .333 .344 .500 .402 .833 .746 121 .670 0.2 0.0 .750 .167 .167
1925 28 CLE AL 258 164 43 7.0 116 .363 .322 .301 .378 .371 .491 .422 .870 .793 118 .640 5.6 0.5 .860 .265 .170 2.7
1926 29 CLE AL 46 33 3 2.4 110 .194 .175 .291 .283 .363 .275 .408 .558 .771 45 .230 -3.3 -0.3 .515 .250 .100 .0
8 Seasons 1718 1149 253 5.9 113 .322 .300 .303 .344 .362 .462 .418 .806 .780 106 .604 6.8 0.4 .751 .230 .162 20.5
162 Game Avg. 534 357 79 5.9 113 .322 .300 .303 .344 .362 .462 .418 .806 .780 106 .604 2 0 .751 .230 .162 6
PHI (4 yrs) 1207 796 192 6.5 116 .331 .315 .308 .354 .365 .491 .428 .844 .793 112 .636 14.9 1.4 .796 .237 .176 15.3
PIT (2 yrs) 201 152 14 2.5 88 .241 .213 .273 .253 .328 .298 .361 .550 .689 60 .330 -10.5 -1.2 .450 .144 .085 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 304 197 46 6.2 115 .339 .300 .299 .364 .370 .459 .420 .823 .790 108 .596 2.2 0.2 .800 .263 .159 2.9
CIN (1 yr) 6 4 1 6.7 103 .500 .333 .289 .333 .344 .500 .402 .833 .746 121 .670 0.2 0.0 .750 .167 .167
NL (6 yrs) 1414 952 207 5.8 112 .318 .300 .303 .339 .360 .463 .418 .802 .778 105 .606 4.6 0.2 .741 .223 .163 17.6
AL (2 yrs) 304 197 46 6.2 115 .339 .300 .299 .364 .370 .459 .420 .823 .790 108 .596 2.2 0.2 .800 .263 .159 2.9

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1919 22 42 120 112 5 22 2 4 0 2 2 6 8 .196 .237 .286 .523 54 32 0 2
1920 23 79 201 188 14 40 4 6 0 10 2 1 10 22 .213 .253 .298 .550 60 56 0 3
1921 24 167 505 474 45 128 18 10 4 39 7 3 23 56 .270 .304 .376 .679 82 178 0 8
1922 25 289 967 896 110 264 47 16 21 116 9 6 55 99 .295 .336 .453 .789 103 406 1 15
1923 26 396 1349 1251 164 378 67 20 32 163 12 9 75 138 .302 .342 .464 .807 106 581 1 22
1924 27 423 1414 1313 169 394 71 22 33 172 12 10 77 145 .300 .339 .463 .802 105 608 1 23
1925 28 500 1672 1543 212 468 86 28 37 214 14 11 98 178 .303 .345 .467 .813 107 721 1 30
1926 29 521 1718 1583 216 475 87 28 38 216 14 11 104 186 .300 .344 .462 .806 106 732 1 30

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1919 22 49 140 132 7 28 3 5 0 3 3 8 9 .212 .257 .311 .568 10 42
1920 23 39 85 81 11 20 2 2 0 9 0 4 15 .247 .282 .321 .603 7 37
1921 24 93 310 297 29 87 14 4 4 28 5 13 36 .293 .323 .407 .730 39 88
1922 25 128 454 424 55 125 27 6 16 66 2 29 45 .295 .341 .500 .841 71 122
1923 26 113 379 360 47 106 19 4 10 41 3 19 41 .294 .330 .453 .783 54 107
1924 27 28 65 63 4 15 4 2 1 8 0 2 7 .238 .262 .413 .674 6 27
1925 28 81 254 234 38 70 14 6 4 37 2 20 35 .299 .354 .462 .816 38 77
1926 29 22 48 42 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 6 8 .167 .271 .262 .533 3 21
8 Seasons 553 1735 1633 195 458 84 29 36 194 15 101 196 .280 .323 .434 .756 228 521
162 Game Avg. 162 508 478 57 134 25 8 11 57 4 30 57 .280 .323 .434 .756 67 521

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1922 NL  .540 (3rd)
1923 NL  .493 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1922 NL  .912 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1922 NL  17 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1922 NL  43 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1922 NL  125 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1922 NL  52 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1922 NL  .683 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1922 NL  24.8 (3rd)
1923 NL  32.3 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (1009), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1022), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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