Rene Arocha vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha 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. Rene Arocha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Rene Arocha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Jack Leiper

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.98
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.03
29.03
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.11
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
34.99
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Jack Leiper

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.93
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Jack Leiper

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
907.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.34
9.78
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.96
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-6.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-3.09
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA