Cliff Lee

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Cliff Lee threw 22,538 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2014, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2014, they relied primarily on their Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (91mph) and Change using a Circle Change grip (84mph), also mixing in a Cutter (87mph) and Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (75mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Slider (81mph).


In 2014, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker using a two-seam fastball grip has less armside run than typical and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker. Their change using a circle change grip is slightly firmer than usual, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, has sweeping cut action, has good "rise", results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has slightly above average velo. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip has an exceptional bite, has sweeping glove-side movement, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and has slightly below average velo. Their fourseam fastball has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider has short glove-side cut, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement.