Sam Leever vs. Jim Mecir — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3.77 and 1.395 for Jim Mecir. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Leever and Jim Mecir

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.23
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9987
33.78
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Jim Mecir

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.43
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.08
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Jim Mecir

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA