Harry Ables vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Harry Ables
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Ables built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.04 and 1.528 for Harry Ables. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ables and Craig Lefferts

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.77
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.97
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
40
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
36.08
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Harry Ables and Craig Lefferts

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ables and Craig Lefferts

Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.62
-60.42
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
261.22
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA