Randy Johnson vs. Dave Leonhard — Career Comparison

Randy Johnson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Randy Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leonhard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Johnson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 89). Dave Leonhard held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Johnson.

Pitching Stats for Randy Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
1.34
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.12
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
1.31
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.66
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.36
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.61
64.61
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1513
3.29
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.15
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12406
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4135.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3346
7.28
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
7.66
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
0.89
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
3.26
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.01
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4875
10.61
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.61
10.61
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.24
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.41
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17067
37.14
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
37.47
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
3.71
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.29
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.19
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.55
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15160
32.99
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
33.04
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Randy Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.35
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.13
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
1.31
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.78
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12409
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4136.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
0.97
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
1.29
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.42
90.42
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
537.48
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
806.45
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
691
600
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
542.69
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
67.73
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
54.7
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.16
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.02
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.83
12.01
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
15.53
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
82.49
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
85.96
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17.37
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
34.73
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
51.23
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.01
-4.35
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
9.35
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.74
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.5
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
296
257.02
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
38.21
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Randy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.68
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA