Leon Carlson vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. 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 Cleon Webb

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Cleon Webb

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Cleon Webb

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA