Sam Leever vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Leever and Joe McGinnity are fairly close on the surface numbers. Sam Leever had the edge in ERA (2.47 vs 2.66). By the career numbers, Sam Leever 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 Sam Leever and Joe McGinnity

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.31
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
0.64
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.4
63.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.06
77.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
0.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
2.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
2.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14132
36.96
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Joe McGinnity

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
2.22
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
2.62
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
2.51
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Joe McGinnity

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
217.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
150
83.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.85
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.22
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.91
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100