Brad Lesley vs. Dick Newsome — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Dick Newsome

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.47
51.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
9.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
3.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.94
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Dick Newsome

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Dick Newsome

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
534.98
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
115.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
100.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.15
29.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
130.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
138.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.36
33.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
43
127.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA