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Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitching Comparison

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	212	94	.693	2.50	432	429	1	25	15	0	2742.2	2091	835	762	227	678	28	2968	44	25	103	10816	2914	156	2.83	1.010	6.9	0.7	2.2	9.7
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	143	91	.611	3.52	328	324	1	29	12	0	2156.2	2116	923	843	223	464	12	1824	50	2	41	8917	2701	118	3.45	1.196	8.8	0.9	1.9	7.6

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	13	13	.500	4.49	39	32	2	0	0	1	194.1	165	102	97	30	51	5	213	4	0	11	788	225		3.03	1.111	7.6	1.4	2.4	9.9
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	7	3	.700	2.52	11	11	0	3	0	0	82.0	66	27	23	2	10	0	89	1	0	2	320	81		0.88	0.927	7.2	0.2	1.1	9.8

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Value

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	76.6	54.4
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	42.5	23.2

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Against

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	2914	9962	1432	400	32	85	78	52.15	71	195	90	33	.210	.262	.325	.587	64	.115	.274	858	3236	659	2813	2914
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	2701	8294	1425	435	33	69	33	67.65	9	166	53	54	.255	.297	.396	.693	87	.141	.300	988	3286	691	2630	2701

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	225	721	106	27	2	4	4	50.00	3	12	6	5	.229	.282	.397	.678		.168	.280	90	286	59	220	225
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	81	308	44	18	2	3	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.214	.241	.305	.547		.091	.295	27	94	22	77	81

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Starting & Relieving

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	295	69	62.0	0	0		0		1	3
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	201	62	55.4	2	0	0	0		1	4

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	16	50	53.9	4	0	0	1	50.0	2	7
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	8	73	65.2						0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Ratios

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	27.4	6.3	21.2
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	20.5	5.2	15.3

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	27.0	6.5	20.6
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	27.8	3.1	24.7

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitch Summary

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	39005	97	25760	66.04
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	33074	102	22419	67.78

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	2531	91	1671	66.02
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	1233	112	836	67.80

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Head-to-Head Pitching

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Cliff Lee	0	0		1.17	2	2	0	0	0	0	15.1	8	2	2	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	56	0.652	4.7	0.6	1.2	4.1
2	Clayton Kershaw	0	0		3.46	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	9	5	5	1	3	0	12	0	0	0	51	0.923	6.2	0.7	2.1	8.3

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs

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Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2012-07-18	GS-8	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	30	6	29	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	1	75	120	83	0.4	2.65			1.19
2	Cliff Lee	PHI	2012-07-18	GS-8	8.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	27	3	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	77	89	64	0.4	2.65			1.05
3	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2008-06-20	GS-6	5.0	4	4	4	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	21	7	18	1	1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3	45	85	47	-0.1	-1.49			0.70
4	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-06-20	GS-8	7.1	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	29	7	28	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	64	104	76	0.3	3.48			0.95

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batter vs. Pitcher

Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2008	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2012	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-06-20	CLE	LAD	ahead 0-2	t3	---	0	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2008	2008-06-20	CLE	LAD	ahead 0-3	t5	---	1	4 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	2012	2012-07-18	PHI	LAD	down 1-0	t3	1--	1	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); J. Mayberry to 2B
4	2012	2012-07-18	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t5	---	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
5	2012	2012-07-18	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t8	---	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking

Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2008	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2012	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-06-20	LAD	CLE	down 2-0	b3	---	1	4 (1-2)	Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2	2012	2012-07-18	LAD	PHI	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
3	2012	2012-07-18	LAD	PHI	tied 1-1	b6	1--	0	3 (0-2)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); A. Ellis to 2B

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Comparison

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	698	46	113	11	1	1	40	1	0	34	211	.162	.205	.185	.390	9	129	15	4	110	1	0
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	291	18	51	7	1	2	19	2	2	5	110	.175	.189	.227	.415	13	66	3	0	24	1	0

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	40	52	39	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	.154	.267	.179	.446	7	0	0	7	0	0
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	12	17	15	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.267	.267	.333	.600	5	0	0	2	0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Value

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	2.8	2.8	2.9	0.0	-90	2	-3	0
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1	-36	1	-1	0

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Sabermetric

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	13	151	166	711	33	.230	85	-91	-9.1	.023	3.3	100.0	1
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	10	56	59	270	14	.272	35	-36	-3.7	.052	2.6	50.0	4

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	40	52	1	12	12	40	3	.231	2			.026	3.0		0
2	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	12	17	1	4	4	13	1	.400	1			.067	3.0	100.0	1

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Win Probability

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	-8.5	-9.0	-0.1	-104.04	-10.7	-98.17	0.94
2	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	-3.2	-3.4	-0.1	-29.69	-2.9	-34.17	0.91

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Head-to-Head Batting

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Cliff Lee	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Clayton Kershaw	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs

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Cliff Lee vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2012-07-18	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	-0.033	2.02	-0.03%	-0.33			P
2	Cliff Lee	PHI	2012-07-18	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	-0.080	0.23	-0.01%	-0.49			P
3	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2008-06-20	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	-0.018	0.77	-0.01%	-0.16			P
4	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-06-20	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	-0.034	0.19	-0.01%	-0.76			P

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