Brad Lesley vs. Jim Walkup — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Walkup
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Walkup 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 6.74 and 1.890 for Jim Walkup. 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 Jim Walkup

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
6.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
11.95
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2195
42.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
7.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
37.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Walkup

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.991
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Walkup

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
443.31
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
99.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
95.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
20.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
103.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
114.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
30.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.97
18.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
49
187.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.22
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA