Leon Carlson vs. Steve Soderstrom — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Soderstrom
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Soderstrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.27 and 1.610 for Steve Soderstrom. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Steve Soderstrom

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.22
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
10.54
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.95
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
34.9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Steve Soderstrom

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Steve Soderstrom

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA