Cliff Lee — Diamond 88 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Cliff Lee is a Diamond 88 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Mariners, part of the Jolt set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Cliff Lee works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 93 mph Sinker and a 93 mph 4-Seam Fastball. His pitching ratings include 83 Velocity, 99 Control, and 94 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Cliff Lee's arsenal: Sinker (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Knuckle-curve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the Sinker off the 4-Seam Fastball, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 83 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Cliff Lee is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Cliff Lee earns an OpScore of 78.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1008 among all cards and #214 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Cliff Lee's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Cliff Lee is a 88 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Mariners.
- Is Cliff Lee a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Cliff Lee ranks #184 on All-Star, #220 on Hall of Fame, and #214 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Cliff Lee have in MLB The Show 26?
- Cliff Lee has 3 quirks: Homebody, Night Player, and Break Outlier.
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