Fred Anderson vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Lesley

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Lesley

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Lesley

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA