Dennis Leonard vs. John Montefusco — Career Comparison

Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Montefusco
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Dennis Leonard and John Montefusco are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Dennis Leonard and 96 for John Montefusco, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 100 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Dennis Leonard gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Leonard and John Montefusco

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.62
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.59
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.49
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.44
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.88
81.88
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.7
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.54
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
8.79
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
8.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.83
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.56
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
2.79
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.16
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323
5.44
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
5.89
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.3
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9149
37.65
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6983
38.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
4.15
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
3.97
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.32
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.66
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8328
34.27
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6299
34.31
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Dennis Leonard and John Montefusco

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.62
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.2
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.02
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.86
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.55
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.76
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
94.39
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.88
81.88
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Leonard and John Montefusco

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
342.53
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
516.07
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
49.91
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.57
14.26
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.99
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
83.93
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.42
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.97
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.28
-4.86
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.62
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
219
248.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
48.77
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50