Ed Leip vs. Brett Nicholas — Career Comparison

Ed Leip
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Brett Nicholas
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Leip and Brett Nicholas are closely matched on the surface stats. Brett Nicholas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .663) and slugging (.456 vs .355). Ed Leip had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .300). By the career numbers, Brett Nicholas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Leip and Brett Nicholas

Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
272.73
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
201.82
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
561.82
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
154.55
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
141.82
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
50.12
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.4
73.08
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
256.36
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
180
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
65.45
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
81.82
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
12
109.09
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
125.45
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
56.69
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.73
69.46
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
120
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ed Leip and Brett Nicholas

Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.27
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
27
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
9
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
7.34
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.143
6.143
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07