Brian Anderson vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson 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. Brian Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.74 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Brian Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Jack Leiper

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.74
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
5.27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Jack Leiper

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Jack Leiper

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA