Terry Leach vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Terry Leach
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Leach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 102). Terry Leach held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Johan Santana.

Pitching Stats for Terry Leach and Johan Santana

Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.46
58.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.2
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
8.85
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.49
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
2.53
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2928
37.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
34.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Terry Leach and Johan Santana

Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.95
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Leach and Johan Santana

Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
2718.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
7
50.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
11.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
12
86.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.92
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
50.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-5.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
281.93
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.37
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA