Joe Hoerner vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Joe Hoerner
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hoerner 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 2.99 and 1.349 for Joe Hoerner. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hoerner and Sam Leever

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.89
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.62
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.58
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.99
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.2
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
8.3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
6.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
37.99
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.41
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
3.46
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
33.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Hoerner and Sam Leever

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.88
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hoerner and Sam Leever

Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
4350
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
17.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-3.98
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
282.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100