Brad Lesley vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Phil Niekro 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. Phil Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Phil Niekro

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5044
8.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22677
37.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20491
34.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Phil Niekro

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Phil Niekro

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
38.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
45.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0