Jim Abbott vs. Sam LeCure — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam LeCure
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam LeCure as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam LeCure led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 103). Role difference aside, Sam LeCure holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Sam LeCure

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.02
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.87
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
37.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
33.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Sam LeCure

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.02
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.81
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Sam LeCure

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
250
5769.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
18.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA