Brad Lesley vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting 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 3.57 and WHIP 1.407 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
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Luis Tiant

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
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
11
11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
511.21
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
9.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
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
4
10.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA