Cliff Lee Stats and Graphs - Cleveland Indians

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Pitcher Analysis: Cliff Lee
Published 5/14/2008 by Kyle at Driveline Mechanics
Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2007 season: He’s a bum! Good riddance - enjoy Double-A, you idiot. We should have traded you for Matt Murton while we had the chance! Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2008 season: ...

Pitcher Analysis: Cliff Lee
Published 5/14/2008 by Driveline Mechanics at Let's Go Tribe!
... eBABIP is 0.304 - quite a bit higher than his current .224. (The current major league average BABIP is about .299.) Through that, we can expect Lee to regress back towards the mean, which will also correspond with an increase in his ERA/WHIP. Lee’s Fielding-Independent Pitching stat still rates at 1.83, which is basically his expected ERA calculated from BABIP regression. Here’s what Cliff Lee’s GB/FB/LD rates have looked like over his career (source: Fangraphs): Notice anything? In 2008, he has swapped his GB/FB rates! Lee ...