Kevin Beirne vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne 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 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Steve Luebber

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9.35
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.52
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.62
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.06
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
34.56
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Steve Luebber

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Steve Luebber

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
1914.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA