Brad Lesley vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Williams
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Tom Williams

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
7.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
37.13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2792
33.43
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Tom Williams

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.51
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.91
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.338
2.338
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Tom Williams

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
298.94
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
517.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
69.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
65.72
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
13.53
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
74.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
103.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.36
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.33
94.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
48.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0