James Atkins vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Jack Leiper

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
42
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Jack Leiper

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Jack Leiper

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA