Cliff Lee vs Felix Hernandez

Cliff LeeFelix Hernandez

Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez compared on their MLB careers: Cliff Lee played 13 seasons, 2002 to 2014, Felix Hernandez 15 seasons, 2005 to 2019. Cliff Lee has 143 wins to Felix Hernandez's 169.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez career totals
328GP419
143W169
91L136
3.5ERA3.4
2156.2IP2729.2
1,824K2,524
464BB805
1.2WHIP1.2
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez all-time places
126th (1,824)Strikeouts (pitching)38th (2,524)
280th (143)Wins (pitching)185th (169)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Cliff Lee: 0 championships; AL Cy Young
  • Felix Hernandez: 0 championships; AL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2002011.742005442.67
2nd2003333.61200612144.52
3rd20041485.4320071473.92
4th20051853.7920089113.45
5th200614114.4020091952.49
6th2007586.29201013122.27
7th20082232.54201114143.47
8th200914133.2220121393.06
9th20101293.18201312103.04
10th20111782.4020141562.14
11th2012693.1620151893.53
12th20131482.8720161183.82
13th2014453.652017654.36
14th————20188145.55
15th————2019186.40

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA