Jack Leiter vs. George Riley — Career Comparison

Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Riley
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and George Riley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Leiter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 4.97 and 1.759 for George Riley. By the career numbers, Jack Leiter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiter and George Riley

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.83
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.24
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
12.2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.8
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.97
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
27
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.22
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.66
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.04
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.24
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.72
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
39.35
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
41.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.45
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
5.19
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.79
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
34.59
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
35.9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiter and George Riley

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.83
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.24
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
27
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.97
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.39
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.48
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.537
0.537
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
12.2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiter and George Riley

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
1537.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.32
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.95
-35.54
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
George Riley
Career
Per 600 PA