Brad Lesley vs. Mark Thompson — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Thompson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Thompson 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 5.74 and 1.688 for Mark Thompson. 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 Mark Thompson

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
5.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
10.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
5.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.66
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
6.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
35.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Mark Thompson

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Mark Thompson

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
490.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
542.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
83.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.02
20.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
120
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
88.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.61
8.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
245.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA