Max Leon vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy built a career as a starting pitcher and Max Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. By the career numbers, Max Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Leon and Bill Piercy

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.71
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
9.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
39.04
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
4.44
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
34.66
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Max Leon and Bill Piercy

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.51
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.18
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.03
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Max Leon and Bill Piercy

Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
528.11
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.83
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
30.85
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.87
27.28
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
124.42
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.88
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.71
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
42.05
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.6
23.77
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
46
127.19
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA