Dave Giusti vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Dave Giusti
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Giusti 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 3.6 and 1.359 for Dave Giusti. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Giusti and Sam Leever

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
3.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5150
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1716.2
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1654
8.67
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
2.99
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
5.78
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7251
38.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.99
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
4.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6596
34.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Dave Giusti and Sam Leever

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.7
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
2.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
2.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Giusti and Sam Leever

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
885.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
465
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
412
531.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
77
99.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
61
78.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.18
32.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
103
132.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
29
37.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
43.58
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
71
91.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
24.16
31.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.68
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
127.74
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.84
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.45
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100