Norm Bass vs. Arnold Leon — Career Comparison

Norm Bass
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arnold Leon
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Norm Bass built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arnold Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.586 compared to 5.32 and 1.616 for Norm Bass. By the career numbers, Arnold Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Bass and Arnold Leon

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.52
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.32
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.66
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9.61
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
10.24
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.86
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.94
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.52
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
40.66
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
39.1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.82
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.97
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
35.66
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
35.07
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Norm Bass and Arnold Leon

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.52
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.84
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Bass and Arnold Leon

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
444.94
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
600
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
552.81
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.93
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
13.83
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-9.95
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
48
323.6
Arnold Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Leon
Career
Per 600 PA