Brad Lesley vs. Kip Wells — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kip Wells
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kip Wells 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 4.71 and 1.553 for Kip Wells. 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 Kip Wells

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.99
73.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
4.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
6.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5970
40.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
5.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5158
34.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Kip Wells

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.21
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.66
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.49
89.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.99
73.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Kip Wells

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
491.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
535.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
101.89
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
77.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.06
30.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
140.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
111.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
27.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
69.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.95
27.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.23
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
143
231.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
54.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100