Jack Leiper vs. Dick Ricketts — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Ricketts
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Ricketts 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 5.82 and 1.832 for Dick Ricketts. 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 Dick Ricketts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.94
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
10.99
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
41.87
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.761
1.761
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
37.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Dick Ricketts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.94
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Dick Ricketts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.96
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.48
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-3.09
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-34.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA