Sam Leever vs. Nick Vespi — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Vespi
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Vespi 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 3.88 and 1.313 for Nick Vespi. 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 Nick Vespi

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.66
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.99
65.99
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
37.13
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
34.26
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Nick Vespi

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Nick Vespi

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
217.32
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
45
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1074
600
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA