Phil Gallivan vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Phil Gallivan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Gallivan 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 5.95 and 1.837 for Phil Gallivan. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Gallivan and Sam Leever

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.37
20.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.95
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
11.65
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.88
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
43.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
38.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Phil Gallivan and Sam Leever

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Gallivan and Sam Leever

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
546.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
83.8
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
42.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
160.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
133.52
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
46.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
5.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100