Jack Leiper vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts 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. Robin Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Robin Roberts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Robin Roberts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Robin Roberts

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75