Bob Gibson vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam Leever posted a stronger line than Bob Gibson. Sam Leever posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 2.91) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.218). By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Sam Leever

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.31
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.58
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.06
77.06
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
0.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.13
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
7.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
3.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
7.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16068
37.23
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
3.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
3.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14525
33.65
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9987
33.78
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Sam Leever

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
1.89
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
1.8
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Sam Leever

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
240.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
535.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
110.41
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
80.99
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
239
133.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
78
43.58
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
166
92.74
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
25.39
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
415
167.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
29.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.52
56.52
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100