Brad Lesley vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Rube Waddell 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. Rube Waddell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.102 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Rube Waddell

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
7.59
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
32.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Rube Waddell

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Rube Waddell

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100