Jose Cano vs. Jon Leicester — Career Comparison

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Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Leicester as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Cano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.88 and 1.500 for Jon Leicester. By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Jon Leicester

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.88
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
39.85
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.21
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
34.51
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Jon Leicester

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.208
0.208
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Jon Leicester

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA