Luis Ayala vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Luis Ayala a clear advantage over Craig Lefferts across the core pitching metrics. Luis Ayala led in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 130). Craig Lefferts held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 81). Luis Ayala was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Craig Lefferts

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
3.43
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.53
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
5.65
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
37.99
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.25
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
3.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Craig Lefferts

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Craig Lefferts

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
2844.9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA