Cliff Lee

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I wonder what Halladay's stats would be if he had pitched in the NL East from 26-31 instead of in the AL East against the Red Sox and Yankees all year while playing for a team that sucks and never having important games down the stretch?

I know he's played one year in the NL East.. and those stats match up with Maddux NL East Stats.

21-10 (losing a few games where he only gave up 1-2 runs)
2.44 ERA... I know Maddux had two crazy ass seasons where he had a sub 2 era... but 2.44 matches up well with Greg Maddux.
Cy Young Winner
9 complete games
4 complete game shut outs
250 innings pitched
ERA + of 165
WHIP of 1.041
an absolute incredible 7.30 strike outs/walk ratio
219 strike outs

not to mention a Perfect Game along the 2nd No Hitter in Baseball Playoff History.

Seriously, how do you think they Halladay / Maddux would match up if Halladay had the benifit of playing in the NL East from 26-31. Its no question that pitching in the NL East compared to AL east is night and day.

Just watch them both pitch. Both guys have/had nasty pitches. a handful of different pitches to throw out... all for strikes. more movement than a damn rollercoaster. Very comparable pitchers. Comparable human beings also. Both class acts who took much pride in work ethic.