Jack Leiper vs. Luther Roy — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther Roy 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 7.17 and 1.893 for Luther Roy. 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 Luther Roy

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.8
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
43.6
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.28
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.6
43.6
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Luther Roy

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Luther Roy

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
521.31
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA