Jack Chesbro vs. Sam LeCure — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Sam LeCure
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam LeCure as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 3.51 and 1.291 for Sam LeCure. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Sam LeCure

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.51
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.89
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.87
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.48
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.42
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
37.78
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.73
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.84
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
33.34
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Sam LeCure

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.81
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.98
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.8
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Sam LeCure

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
5769.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.29
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.67
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
18.64
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
44.31
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.04
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam LeCure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam LeCure
Career
Per 600 PA