Jack Leiper vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Dan Petry

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.08
81.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Dan Petry

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
2.61
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Dan Petry

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA