Jason Alexander vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Jason Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Alexander 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 5.07 and 1.490 for Jason Alexander. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Alexander and Craig Lefferts

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
10.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.94
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
6.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
5.65
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
39.68
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.56
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.97
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
35.46
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Jason Alexander and Craig Lefferts

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.69
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.71
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.65
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Alexander and Craig Lefferts

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA