Brad Lesley vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adam Wainwright 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. Adam Wainwright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Adam Wainwright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Adam Wainwright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
3.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2577
8.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.17
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11116
37.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
3.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
0.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10139
34.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Adam Wainwright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Adam Wainwright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
359.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
526.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
101.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
65.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.62
34.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
120.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
53.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
84.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.2
29.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
250
176.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
52.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0