Mike Leake vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Mike Leake
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold Glove
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Leake 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 4.05 and 1.297 for Mike Leake. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Leake and Brad Lesley

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
9.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.98
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
6.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7693
37.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
4.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7118
35.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Leake and Brad Lesley

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.24
96.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Leake and Brad Lesley

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
369.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
530.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
101.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
74.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.78
31.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
143.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
121.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
34.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
78.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.58
26.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
196
214.21
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA