Brad Lesley vs. Walt Leverenz — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Leverenz
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Leverenz 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. Walt Leverenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Walt Leverenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Walt Leverenz

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
7.72
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
36.81
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
32.85
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
31.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Walt Leverenz

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.587
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Walt Leverenz

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
358.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
571.96
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
95.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.82
21.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
106.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.17
17.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100