Joe Batchelder vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Luebber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Steve Luebber

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Steve Luebber

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Steve Luebber

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1650
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.73
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA