Denny Lemaster vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Brad Lesley

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7552
38.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Brad Lesley

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Brad Lesley

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
519.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
33.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
44.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA