Dwight Bernard vs. Walt Leverenz — Career Comparison

Dwight Bernard
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Leverenz
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Leverenz built a career as a starting pitcher and Dwight Bernard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Leverenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.14 and 1.648 for Dwight Bernard. By the career numbers, Walt Leverenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Bernard and Walt Leverenz

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.73
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.14
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
10.02
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.72
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.46
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.7
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.65
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
40.04
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
36.81
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.84
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.76
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.37
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
34.57
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
31.93
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81

Fielding Stats for Dwight Bernard and Walt Leverenz

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
27
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.18
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.587
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Bernard and Walt Leverenz

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
64
358.88
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
571.96
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
95.33
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.14
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.82
21.44
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
106.54
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
62.02
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.17
17.76
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100