Santo Alcala vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Jack Leiper

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.37
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Jack Leiper

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Jack Leiper

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA