Jack Leiper vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Norris built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Norris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Bud Norris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Bud Norris

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.49
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.96
52.96
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
8.99
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
3.57
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.37
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Bud Norris

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.97
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.61
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Bud Norris

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
846.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
75.89
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
61.66
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
17.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.72
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.46
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
13.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
156.52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA