Steve Howe vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe 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 3.03 and 1.285 for Steve Howe. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Howe and Sam Leever

Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.66
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.41
53.41
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
8.7
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
37.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.55
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2297
34.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.47
37.47
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Steve Howe and Sam Leever

Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Howe and Sam Leever

Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100