Cliff Lee

Q: When was Cliff Lee born?

Cliff Lee was born on August 30, 1978.

Q: Where was Cliff Lee born?

Cliff Lee was born in Benton, AR .

Q: How tall is Cliff Lee?

Cliff Lee is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Cliff Lee weigh when playing?

Cliff Lee weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Cliff Lee in the Hall of Fame?

Cliff Lee has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Cliff Lee drafted?

Cliff Lee was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 8th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Benton HS (Benton, AR) , the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS) and the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Cliff Lee have?

Cliff Lee had 1,824 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Cliff Lee played for?

Cliff Lee played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

Q: How many World Series has Cliff Lee won?

Cliff Lee has never won a World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: August 30, 1978 in Benton, AR us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 8th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Benton HS (Benton, AR), the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS) and the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).

High School: Benton HS (Benton, AR)

Schools: Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS), University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)

Debut: September 15, 2002 (Age 24-016d, 18,196th in major league history)
vs. MIN 5.1 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: July 31, 2014 (Age 35-335d)
vs. WSN 2.2 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Darek Braunecker

Full Name: Clifton Phifer Lee

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Cy Young
4x All-Star
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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.2

143

ERA

3.52

328

324

2156.2

1824

WHIP

1.196

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2000	21	MON-min	A	1	4	.200	5.24	11	11	0	0	0	0	44.2	50	39	26	1	36	0	63	1	2	3	217			1.925	10.1	0.2	7.3	12.7	1.75	FAY SALL
2001	22	MON-min	A+	6	7	.462	2.79	21	20	1	0	0	0	109.2	78	43	34	13	46	0	129	4	3	2	451			1.131	6.4	1.1	3.8	10.6	2.80	JUP FLOR
2002	23	MON-CLE-min	AA,AAA	12	5	.706	3.64	26	26	0	0	0	0	146.0	108	60	59	20	55	0	153	3	1	4	588			1.116	6.7	1.2	3.4	9.4	2.78	HRB,BFL,AKR EL,IL
2002	23	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	1.74	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	6	2	2	0	8	1	6	0	1	0	44	260	4.12	1.355	5.2	0.0	7.0	5.2	0.75
2003	24	CLE-min	AAA,AA,A+	7	1	.875	2.82	14	14	0	0	0	0	79.2	69	27	25	5	38	0	78	4	1	2	342			1.343	7.8	0.6	4.3	8.8	2.05	BFL,AKR,KIN IL,EL,CARL
2003	24	CLE	AL	3	3	.500	3.61	9	9	0	0	0	0	52.1	41	28	21	7	20	1	44	2	0	3	210	122	4.35	1.166	7.1	1.2	3.4	7.6	2.20
2004	25	CLE	AL	14	8	.636	5.43	33	33	0	0	0	0	179.0	188	113	108	30	81	1	161	11	0	6	802	80	4.97	1.503	9.5	1.5	4.1	8.1	1.99
2005	26	CLE	AL	18	5	.783	3.79	32	32	0	1	0	0	202.0	194	91	85	22	52	1	143	0	0	4	838	111	3.79	1.218	8.6	1.0	2.3	6.4	2.75	CYA-4
2006	27	CLE	AL	14	11	.560	4.40	33	33	0	1	0	0	200.2	224	114	98	29	58	3	129	8	0	3	882	102	4.73	1.405	10.0	1.3	2.6	5.8	2.22
2007	28	CLE-min	AAA,AA,A+	2	3	.400	3.00	10	10	0	0	0	0	48.0	35	17	16	1	26	0	61	1	0	3	209			1.271	6.6	0.2	4.9	11.4	2.35	BFL,AKR,KIN IL,EL,CARL
2007	28	CLE	AL	5	8	.385	6.29	20	16	1	1	0	0	97.1	112	73	68	17	36	1	66	7	0	5	443	72	5.48	1.521	10.4	1.6	3.3	6.1	1.83
2008	29	CLE	AL	22	3	*.880*	2.54	31	31	0	4	2	0	223.1	214	68	63	12	34	1	170	5	0	4	891	167	2.83	1.110	8.6	0.5	*1.4*	6.9	5.00	AS,CYA-1,MVP-12
2009	30	TOT	MLB	14	13	.519	3.22	34	34	0	6	2	0	231.2	245	88	83	17	43	1	181	5	0	7	969	131	3.11	1.243	9.5	0.7	1.7	7.0	4.21
2009	30	CLE	AL	7	9	.438	3.14	22	22	0	3	1	0	152.0	165	53	53	10	33	1	107	3	0	6	641	135	3.25	1.303	9.8	0.6	2.0	6.3	3.24
2009	30	PHI	NL	7	4	.636	3.39	12	12	0	3	1	0	79.2	80	35	30	7	10	0	74	2	0	1	328	124	2.83	1.130	9.0	0.8	1.1	8.4	7.40
2010	31	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	20			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	6.0		TAC PCL
2010	31	TOT	AL	12	9	.571	3.18	28	28	0	7	1	0	212.1	195	84	75	16	18	2	185	1	1	3	843	133	2.58	*1.003*	8.3	0.7	*0.8*	7.8	*10.28*	AS,CYA-7
2010	31	SEA	AL	8	3	.727	2.34	13	13	0	5	1	0	103.2	92	31	27	5	6	0	89	0	1	2	408	168	2.16	0.945	8.0	0.4	0.5	7.7	14.83
2010	31	TEX	AL	4	6	.400	3.98	15	15	0	2	0	0	108.2	103	53	48	11	12	2	96	1	0	1	435	113	2.99	1.058	8.5	0.9	1.0	8.0	8.00
2011	32	PHI	NL	17	8	.680	2.40	32	32	0	6	6	0	232.2	197	66	62	18	42	0	238	6	0	0	920	160	2.60	1.027	7.6	0.7	1.6	9.2	5.67	AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
2012	33	PHI	NL	6	9	.400	3.16	30	30	0	0	0	0	211.0	207	79	74	26	28	0	207	0	0	4	847	128	3.13	1.114	8.8	1.1	*1.2*	8.8	*7.39*
2013	34	PHI	NL	14	8	.636	2.87	31	31	0	2	1	0	222.2	193	77	71	22	32	0	222	4	0	1	876	131	2.82	1.010	7.8	0.9	*1.3*	9.0	*6.94*	AS,CYA-6
2014	35	PHI-min	A+	0	1	.000	5.06	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.2	13	11	6	1	2	0	8	1	0	1	49			1.406	11.0	0.8	1.7	6.8	4.00	CLW FLOR
2014	35	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	3.65	13	13	0	1	0	0	81.1	100	40	33	7	12	0	72	1	0	1	352	103	2.96	1.377	11.1	0.8	1.3	8.0	6.00
13 Yrs				143	91	.611	3.52	328	324	1	29	12	0	2156.2	2116	923	843	223	464	12	1824	50	2	41	8917	118	3.45	1.196	8.8	0.9	1.9	7.6	3.93
162 Game Avg.				15	9	.611	3.52	34	34	0	3	1	0	225	221	96	88	23	48	1	190	5	0	4	930	118	3.45	1.196	8.8	0.9	1.9	7.6	3.93
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLE (8 yrs)				83	48	.634	4.01	182	178	1	10	3	0	1117.0	1144	542	498	127	322	10	826	36	1	31	4751	108	4.06	1.312	9.2	1.0	2.6	6.7	2.57
PHI (5 yrs)				48	34	.585	2.94	118	118	0	12	8	0	827.1	777	297	270	80	124	0	813	13	0	7	3323	132	2.85	1.089	8.5	0.9	1.3	8.8	6.56
TEX (1 yr)				4	6	.400	3.98	15	15	0	2	0	0	108.2	103	53	48	11	12	2	96	1	0	1	435	113	2.99	1.058	8.5	0.9	1.0	8.0	8.00
SEA (1 yr)				8	3	.727	2.34	13	13	0	5	1	0	103.2	92	31	27	5	6	0	89	0	1	2	408	168	2.16	0.945	8.0	0.4	0.5	7.7	14.83

AL (9 yrs)				95	57	.625	3.88	210	206	1	17	4	0	1329.1	1339	626	573	143	340	12	1011	37	2	34	5594	111	3.82	1.263	9.1	1.0	2.3	6.8	2.97
NL (5 yrs)				48	34	.585	2.94	118	118	0	12	8	0	827.1	777	297	270	80	124	0	813	13	0	7	3323	132	2.85	1.089	8.5	0.9	1.3	8.8	6.56

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Cliff Lee?

Cliff Lee is 44 years old.

When was Cliff Lee born?

Cliff Lee was born on August 30, 1978.

Where was Cliff Lee born?

Cliff Lee was born in Benton, AR.

How tall is Cliff Lee?

Cliff Lee is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Cliff Lee weigh when playing?

Cliff Lee weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Cliff Lee play?

Cliff Lee played 13 seasons.

Is Cliff Lee in the Hall of Fame?

Cliff Lee has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Cliff Lee drafted?

Cliff Lee was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 8th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Benton HS (Benton, AR), the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS) and the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).

What position did Cliff Lee play?

Cliff Lee was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Cliff Lee have?

Cliff Lee had 1,824 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Cliff Lee played for?

Cliff Lee played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

How many World Series has Cliff Lee won?

Cliff Lee has never won a World Series.

When did Cliff Lee retire?

Cliff Lee last played in 2014.

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