Jack Armstrong vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Lesley

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Lesley

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Lesley

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
516.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
72.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA