Don Larsen vs. Lefty Leifield — Career Comparison

Don Larsen
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Leifield posted a stronger line than Don Larsen. Lefty Leifield posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 3.78) and WHIP (1.212 vs 1.422). By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Larsen and Lefty Leifield

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.45
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.99
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.06
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.47
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.47
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.09
47.09
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.11
56.11
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.5
41.5
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.97
72.97
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
3.78
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
8.38
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
8.19
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.76
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.71
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.94
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
39
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7411
36.29
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.77
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
4.23
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.4
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5957
34.63
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
33.16
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Don Larsen and Lefty Leifield

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.73
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.16
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.99
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4093
27
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1364.1
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.61
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.35
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
2.24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.22
95.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Larsen and Lefty Leifield

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
441.04
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
653
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
547.63
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
533.62
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
132.31
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
107
93.45
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.88
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
87
75.98
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.97
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.61
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.59
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.86
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.43
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.47
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.05
57.94
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
35.87
31.33
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
203.06
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
136
118.78
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
171.82
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
157
137.12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
59.72
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
46
40.17
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
30
26.2
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
113.02
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
76
66.38
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.42
59.19
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
35.84
31.3
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
39.51
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
138
126.8
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
120.52
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.11
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.71
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.78
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.76
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100