Cowboy Jones vs. Izzy Leon — Career Comparison

Cowboy Jones
Pre-GenerationalColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Izzy Leon
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Izzy Leon built a career as a starting pitcher and Cowboy Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cowboy Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.35 and 1.759 for Izzy Leon. By the career numbers, Cowboy Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cowboy Jones and Izzy Leon

Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.2
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.26
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.89
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.61
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
10.57
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.41
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.41
11.41
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.42
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.51
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.56
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2307
39.45
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
41.66
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
5.66
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.82
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2120
36.25
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
37.24
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Cowboy Jones and Izzy Leon

Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.2
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
27
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
9
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.82
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.49
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.18
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.657
2.657
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cowboy Jones and Izzy Leon

Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
187.5
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
538.39
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.71
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.75
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.56
28.28
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
112.5
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
131.25
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.86
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.29
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
24.9
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-15
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.86
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
66
176.79
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Izzy Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cowboy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Izzy Leon
Career
Per 600 PA