Brad Lesley vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Carl Sitton

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
37.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
34.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Carl Sitton

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Carl Sitton

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
32.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
240
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA