Cole Irvin vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Cole Irvin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Irvin built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.54 and 1.319 for Cole Irvin. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Irvin and Brad Lesley

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
9.64
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
6.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
38.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.99
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
35.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Cole Irvin and Brad Lesley

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Irvin and Brad Lesley

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
5360
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.72
28.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.99
39.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA