Jake Arrieta vs. Dave Leonhard — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leonhard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Arrieta led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 89). Dave Leonhard held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jake Arrieta.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Dave Leonhard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.12
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
8.09
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.01
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6755
37.71
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
37.47
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6047
33.75
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
33.04
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Dave Leonhard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.13
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.42
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
2.35
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.18
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Dave Leonhard

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
806.45
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
15.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
90.32
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
109.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.21
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
9.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.54
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.04
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA