Brad Lesley vs. Rasty Wright — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rasty Wright
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rasty Wright 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 4.05 and 1.359 for Rasty Wright. 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 Rasty Wright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.27
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
38.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.86
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.83
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767
35.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Rasty Wright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.321
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Rasty Wright

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
411.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
501.89
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
98.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.39
35.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
113.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
75.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.91
41.16
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.74
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA