Dwight Bernard vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Dwight Bernard
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas built a career as a starting pitcher and Dwight Bernard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.14 and 1.648 for Dwight Bernard. By the career numbers, Bill Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Lucas

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
10.02
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.92
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.4
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.7
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
40.04
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.84
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.76
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
34.57
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Lucas

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.18
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Lucas

Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
43.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
200
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
62.02
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100