Shane Bieber vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Shane Bieber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Brad Lesley

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Brad Lesley

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Brad Lesley

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA