Dave LaPoint vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 4.02 and 1.483 for Dave LaPoint. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaPoint and Brad Lesley

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Dave LaPoint and Brad Lesley

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaPoint and Brad Lesley

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
588
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
502
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
6.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.2
-8.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
82
164
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA