Dave Leiper vs. Mike Payne — Career Comparison

Dave Leiper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Payne
Baby BoomersRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Payne built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Leiper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for Mike Payne. By the career numbers, Dave Leiper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Leiper and Mike Payne

Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.98
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
9.13
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.12
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.69
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.86
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1212
39.24
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.56
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.28
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
33.35
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Dave Leiper and Mike Payne

Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.3
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.17
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Leiper and Mike Payne

Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
39600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA