Joe Bitker vs. Bill LeFebvre — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill LeFebvre
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill LeFebvre built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.03 and 1.610 for Bill LeFebvre. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Bill LeFebvre

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.03
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
11.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
39.83
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
40.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.5
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
6.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
36.73
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Bill LeFebvre

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Bill LeFebvre

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
441.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
511.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
141.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
85.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
229.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
105.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
88.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
9.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA