Brad Lesley vs. Ray Tift — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Tift
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Tift 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 4.74 and 1.947 for Ray Tift. 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 Ray Tift

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
15.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
42.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
40.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Ray Tift

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Ray Tift

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-19.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA