Max Leon vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 99). Pete Vuckovich held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Max Leon.

Pitching Stats for Max Leon and Pete Vuckovich

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.71
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9.14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
39.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
4.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
34.66
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Max Leon and Pete Vuckovich

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.51
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Leon and Pete Vuckovich

Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
30.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
42.05
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.06
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100