Jack Aker vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Luebber

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
34.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Luebber

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.44
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Luebber

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
67
1914.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA