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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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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1919 PIT NL 22 C 28 106 85 17 4 0 .962 3.64 .973 4.78 4
1919 PIT NL 22 OF 6 12 11 0 1 0 .917 1.83 .967 2.18 2-2-2
1920 PIT NL 23 C 19 77 51 24 2 3 .974 3.95 .968 4.59 3
1920 PIT NL 23 OF 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.20 1-1-0
1921 PHI NL 24 1B 48 529 502 20 7 35 .987 10.88 .990 10.45
1921 PHI NL 24 OF 27 45 40 2 3 0 .933 1.56 .967 2.24 2-1-24
1921 PHI NL 24 C 2 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 3.50 .971 4.10 0
1922 PHI NL 25 OF 89 183 167 10 6 3 .967 1.99 .962 2.26 83-0-6
1922 PHI NL 25 1B 18 183 173 7 3 16 .984 10.00 .990 10.22
1922 PHI NL 25 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 2.90
1923 PHI NL 26 OF 83 146 136 4 6 1 .959 1.69 .964 2.28 54-0-32
1923 PHI NL 26 1B 16 142 131 9 2 10 .986 8.75 .990 10.21
1924 TOT NL 27 OF 14 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.71 .962 2.24 0-0-14
1924 PHI NL 27 OF 13 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.85 .962 2.24 0-0-13
1924 PHI NL 27 1B 4 43 41 2 0 4 1.000 10.75 .988 10.38
1924 CIN NL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-0-1
1925 CLE AL 28 OF 70 143 129 7 7 2 .951 1.94 .966 2.27 0-15-56
1926 CLE AL 29 OF 9 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.56 .965 2.23 6-1-2
1926 CLE AL 29 C 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 1.000 3.97 0
8 Seasons OF 300 580 533 24 23 6 .960 1.86 .964 2.26 148-20-136
4 Seasons 1B 86 897 847 38 12 65 .987 10.29 .990 10.35
4 Seasons C 52 192 142 44 6 3 .969 3.58 .971 4.64 7
1 Season 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 2.90
8 Seasons TOT 439 1670 1522 106 42 74 .975 3.71 .954 4.13 148-20-136 7
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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--24.824--3rd
1923 NL--32.273--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1377), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (999), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May, 1921: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 20, 1924: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.

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