Brad Lesley vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Willis 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 3.91 and 1.277 for Jim Willis. 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 Willis

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.99
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.71
70.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.91
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.66
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
38.32
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.68
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Willis

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.98
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.49
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Willis

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
240
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
139.64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
111.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
45.83
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
122.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.45
55.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100