Eric Gagne vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gagne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3.47 and 1.176 for Eric Gagne. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Gagne and Sam Leever

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.93
55.93
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
3.47
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2664
37.25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.75
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9987
33.78
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Eric Gagne and Sam Leever

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.89
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gagne and Sam Leever

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
86
521.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72.73
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
18.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
19
115.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
2.85
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
151.52
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100