Cliff Lee vs Josh Beckett

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Cliff Lee and Josh Beckett compared on their MLB careers: Cliff Lee played 13 seasons, 2002 to 2014, Josh Beckett 14 seasons, 2001 to 2014. Cliff Lee has 143 wins to Josh Beckett's 138. Josh Beckett won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cliff Lee and Josh Beckett career totals
328GP335
143W138
91L106
3.5ERA3.9
2156.2IP2,051
1,824K1,901
464BB629
1.2WHIP1.2
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How do they compare in the postseason?

Cliff Lee and Josh Beckett postseason
11GP14
27R32
66H67

Where each stands all time

Cliff Lee and Josh Beckett all-time places
126th (1,824)Strikeouts (pitching)113th (1,901)
280th (143)Wins (pitching)—

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
  • Josh Beckett: 2 championships; World Series MVP

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 Josh Beckett 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.
1st2002011.742001221.50
2nd2003333.612002674.10
3rd20041485.432003983.04
4th20051853.792004993.79
5th200614114.4020051583.38
6th2007586.29200616115.01
7th20082232.5420072073.27
8th200914133.22200812104.03
9th20101293.1820091763.86
10th20111782.402010665.78
11th2012693.1620111372.89
12th20131482.8720127144.65
13th2014453.652013055.19
14th————2014662.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA