Dave Leonhard vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leonhard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Walker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 181 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 89). Dave Leonhard held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luke Walker.

Pitching Stats for Dave Leonhard and Luke Walker

Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.12
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.15
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.66
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
8.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.01
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.45
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
37.47
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3559
38.84
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
4.09
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
33.04
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
33.81
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Dave Leonhard and Luke Walker

Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.13
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.78
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.31
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Leonhard and Luke Walker

Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
806.45
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
668.81
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
517.43
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
15.53
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.3
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.01
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
9.35
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
294.5
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.54
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.75
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA