1978
Born August 30, 1978
Benton, AR, USA
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b. August 30, 1978 · Cleveland Indians 2002–2009, Philadelphia Phillies 2009, 2011–2014, Seattle Mariners 2010, Texas Rangers 2010
Cliff Lee pitched for the Cleveland Indians for his first eight seasons before a series of trades sent him through Philadelphia, Seattle and Texas, and eventually back to the Phillies for a second stint that closed out his career in 2014.
He went 143-91 with a 3.52 earned run average over 2,156 innings pitched, completing 29 of his 324 starts and throwing 12 shutouts. He struck out 1,824 batters.
He won the Cy Young Award in 2008 and took the Comeback Player and Outstanding Pitcher recognitions from the MLB Players Choice awards that same year.
Four trips to the All-Star Game came between 2008 and 2013. Born in Benton, Arkansas, on August 30, 1978, he batted and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 4 | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 3 | 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 2008 |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | 1 | 2008 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 1 | 2008 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 2008 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CLE | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2005 | CLE | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CLE | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 2007 | CLE | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CLE | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CLE/PHI | 34 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .184 |
| 2010 | SEA/TEX | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | PHI | 35 | 75 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .200 |
| 2012 | PHI | 33 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .156 |
| 2013 | PHI | 34 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .183 |
| 2014 | PHI | 13 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 337 | 291 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 110 | 2 | .175 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.74 |
| 2003 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 52.1 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 3.61 |
| 2004 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 179.0 | 188 | 108 | 81 | 161 | 5.43 |
| 2005 | CLE | 18 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.0 | 194 | 85 | 52 | 143 | 3.79 |
| 2006 | CLE | 14 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 200.2 | 224 | 98 | 58 | 129 | 4.40 |
| 2007 | CLE | 5 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 97.1 | 112 | 68 | 36 | 66 | 6.29 |
| 2008 | CLE | 22 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 223.1 | 214 | 63 | 34 | 170 | 2.54 |
| 2009 | CLE/PHI | 14 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 231.2 | 245 | 83 | 43 | 181 | 3.22 |
| 2010 | SEA/TEX | 12 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 212.1 | 195 | 75 | 18 | 185 | 3.18 |
| 2011 | PHI | 17 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 232.2 | 197 | 62 | 42 | 238 | 2.40 |
| 2012 | PHI | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 211.0 | 207 | 74 | 28 | 207 | 3.16 |
| 2013 | PHI | 14 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 222.2 | 193 | 71 | 32 | 222 | 2.87 |
| 2014 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 81.1 | 100 | 33 | 12 | 72 | 3.65 |
| Career | — | 143 | 91 | 328 | 324 | 0 | 2156.2 | 2116 | 843 | 464 | 1824 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee made a major-league debut on September 15, 2002.
2014
Final major-league game: Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee played a final major-league game on July 31, 2014.
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