Brad Lesley vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Welch 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. Bob Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Bob Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Bob Welch

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
8.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12956
37.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11638
33.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Bob Welch

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Bob Welch

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
522.75
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
171
153.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
52.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0