Brad Lesley vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez 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 5.06 and 1.493 for Sergio Valdez. 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 Sergio Valdez

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
5.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
9.87
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
39.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
5.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Sergio Valdez

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Sergio Valdez

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
1933.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.43
7.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-10.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA