Ed Gerner vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Ed Gerner
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Gerner 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 3.18 and 1.471 for Ed Gerner. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Gerner and Sam Leever

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.99
65.99
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.65
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.99
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.539
0.539
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Ed Gerner and Sam Leever

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Gerner and Sam Leever

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
40.55
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
43.58
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
92.74
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
33.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100