Brad Lesley vs. Clyde Williams — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clyde Williams
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clyde Williams 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 5.49 and 1.881 for Clyde Williams. 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 Clyde Williams

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.66
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
44.39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
1.881
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
39.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.39
44.39

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Clyde Williams

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Clyde Williams

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA