Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee (born August 30, 1978) is a Major League Baseball left handed starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

Lee's repertoire features a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, a cut fastball as well as a circle changeup and a curveball. Lee won the American League Cy Young Award in 2008.

Lee was drafted by the Florida Marlins with the 12th pick of the 8th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft out of Benton High School in his hometown of Benton, Arkansas, but instead chose to attend the Meridian Community College in Mississippi. Later, Lee was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign, opting to attend the University of Arkansas.