Jack Leiper vs. Ray Richmond — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ray Richmond
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Richmond 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. Jack Leiper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.778 compared to 8.62 and 1.947 for Ray Richmond. By the career numbers, Jack Leiper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Ray Richmond

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.3
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.4
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.62
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
11.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.8
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
43.6
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
44.81
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.6
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9.19
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
37.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.6
43.6
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.81
44.81

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Ray Richmond

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Ray Richmond

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
400
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.96
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.54
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA