John Lackey vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Lackey 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 3.92 and 1.306 for John Lackey. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Brad Lesley

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12030
38.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
0.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Brad Lesley

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Brad Lesley

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
1018.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
534.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
74.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
97
219.62
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
45.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA