Brad Lesley vs. Bob Walk — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Walk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Walk 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 4.03 and 1.388 for Bob Walk. 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 Bob Walk

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1671
9.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
4.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.43
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7127
38.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
4.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6365
34.38
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Bob Walk

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.25
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Bob Walk

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
362.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
524.87
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
76.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
61.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.41
15.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
94.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
98.8
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
49.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
79.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.93
6.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
167
171.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
51.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0