Brad Lesley vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Luis Tiant

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Luis Tiant

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Luis Tiant

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50