Elmer Leonard vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Elmer Leonard
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Leonard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Leonard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.895 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Elmer Leonard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Leonard and Hub Pruett

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.55
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
12.32
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
9.86
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.32
12.32
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
43.11
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
41.01
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.895
1.895
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.627
1.627
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
37.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
35.78
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Elmer Leonard and Hub Pruett

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Leonard and Hub Pruett

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
506.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
136.8
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
72.31
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0