Brad Lesley vs. Hal Newhouser — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Hal Newhouser 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. Hal Newhouser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Hal Newhouser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Hal Newhouser

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.64
76.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2674
8.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
5.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12648
38.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11380
34.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Hal Newhouser

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.72
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Hal Newhouser

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
254.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
999
516.72
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
103.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
90.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.45
30.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
120.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
150
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
36.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
41.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
77.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.85
34.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
46.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
150
77.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50