Matt Herges vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Herges 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 3.91 and 1.499 for Matt Herges. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Herges and Sam Leever

Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.13
55.13
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
9.57
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
6.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3023
39.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.95
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
34.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Matt Herges and Sam Leever

Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.64
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Herges and Sam Leever

Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
36
553.85
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
83.8
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
16.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
10.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
1.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100