Cliff Lee vs Masahiro Tanaka

Cliff LeeMasahiro Tanaka

Cliff Lee and Masahiro Tanaka compared on their MLB careers: Cliff Lee played 13 seasons, 2002 to 2014, Masahiro Tanaka 7 seasons, 2014 to 2020. Cliff Lee has 143 wins to Masahiro Tanaka's 78.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cliff Lee and Masahiro Tanaka career totals
328GP174
143W78
91L46
3.5ERA3.7
2156.2IP1054.1
1,824K991
464BB208
1.2WHIP1.1
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cliff Lee and Masahiro Tanaka postseason
11GP10
27R21
66H38

Where each stands all time

Cliff Lee and Masahiro Tanaka all-time places
126th (1,824)Strikeouts (pitching)—
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
  • Masahiro Tanaka: 0 championships; none on file

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 Masahiro Tanaka 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.
1st2002011.7420141352.77
2nd2003333.6120151273.51
3rd20041485.4320161443.07
4th20051853.79201713124.74
5th200614114.4020181263.75
6th2007586.2920191194.45
7th20082232.542020333.56
8th200914133.22————
9th20101293.18————
10th20111782.40————
11th2012693.16————
12th20131482.87————
13th2014453.65————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA