Lee Griffeth vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Lee Griffeth
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Griffeth 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 2.93 and 1.239 for Lee Griffeth. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sam Leever

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.63
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.52
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
37.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
32.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9987
33.78
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sam Leever

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Griffeth and Sam Leever

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
133.52
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100