Brad Lesley vs. Hideo Nomo — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hideo Nomo
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Hideo Nomo 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 4.24 and 1.370 for Hideo Nomo. 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 Hideo Nomo

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1768
8.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
4.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
8.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8462
38.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.43
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7372
33.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Hideo Nomo

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.82
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Hideo Nomo

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
358.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
535.91
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
71.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.31
18.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
102.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
86.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
222
245.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA