Jim Buchanan vs. Doc Leitner — Career Comparison

Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Buchanan built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Buchanan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Jim Buchanan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Buchanan and Doc Leitner

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.5
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.49
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.44
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
36.68
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.84
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
34.83
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Jim Buchanan and Doc Leitner

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.3
87.3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Buchanan and Doc Leitner

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
253.85
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.52
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
24.28
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100