Pat Ahearne vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Pat Ahearne
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Ahearne 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 11.7 and 2.600 for Pat Ahearne. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Ahearne and Craig Lefferts

Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.94
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
49.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Pat Ahearne and Craig Lefferts

Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Ahearne and Craig Lefferts

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