Cliff Lee

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 2002–2014 BORN: BENTON, USA

Cy Young 2008 All-Star ×4

Career

143 W · 3.52 ERA · 1824 K

2156.2 IP · 1.20 WHIP · 328 G

2014 Season

4-5 · 3.65 ERA

81.1 IP · 72 K · 1.38 WHIP

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Cliff Lee was a pitcher in MLB. Across 328 career appearances, with a 3.52 ERA and 1824 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2002	CLE	0	1	1.74	2	2	0	10.1	6	2	8	6	1.35
2003	CLE	3	3	3.61	9	9	0	52.1	41	21	20	44	1.17
2004	CLE	14	8	5.43	33	33	0	179.0	188	108	81	161	1.50
2005	CLE	18	5	3.79	32	32	0	202.0	194	85	52	143	1.22
2006	CLE	14	11	4.40	33	33	0	200.2	224	98	58	129	1.41
2007	CLE	5	8	6.29	20	16	0	97.1	112	68	36	66	1.52
2008	CLE	22	3	2.54	31	31	0	223.1	214	63	34	170	1.11
2009	CLE	7	9	3.14	22	22	0	152.0	165	53	33	107	1.30
2009	PHI	7	4	3.39	12	12	0	79.2	80	30	10	74	1.13
2010	SEA	8	3	2.34	13	13	0	103.2	92	27	6	89	0.95
2010	TEX	4	6	3.98	15	15	0	108.2	103	48	12	96	1.06
2011	PHI	17	8	2.40	32	32	0	232.2	197	62	42	238	1.03
2012	PHI	6	9	3.16	30	30	0	211.0	207	74	28	207	1.11
2013	PHI	14	8	2.87	31	31	0	222.2	193	71	32	222	1.01
2014	PHI	4	5	3.65	13	13	0	81.1	100	33	12	72	1.38
Career Totals	—	143	91	3.52	328	324	0	2156.2	2116	843	464	1824	1.20

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2002	CLE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	CLE	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	CLE	33	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
2005	CLE	32	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
2006	CLE	33	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333
2007	CLE	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
2008	CLE	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
2009	CLE	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167
2009	PHI	12	33	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	.212	.212	.273	.485
2010	SEA	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
2010	TEX	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	PHI	35	75	6	15	2	0	2	7	1	1	26	.200	.208	.307	.514
2012	PHI	33	64	3	10	2	0	0	4	1	1	23	.156	.169	.188	.357
2013	PHI	34	60	5	11	1	1	0	6	0	2	25	.183	.210	.233	.443
2014	PHI	13	24	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	.250	.250	.250	.500
Career Totals	—	337	291	18	51	7	1	2	19	2	5	110	.175	.189	.227	.415

Awards & Achievements

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
Pitcher of the Month (5): 2008, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2011
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2008
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 2008

All-Star Selections

2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2003	$300,900
2004	$303,200
2005	$345,000
2006	$406,200
2007	$3,000,000
2008	$4,000,000
2009	$6,000,000
2010	$9,000,000
2011	$11,000,000
2012	$21,500,000
2013	$25,000,000
2014	$25,000,000

Career Total: $105,855,300 (12 seasons)

Average: $8,821,275

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.