Charlie Bowles vs. Gary Lucas — Career Comparison

Charlie Bowles
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Bowles built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 4.38 and 1.539 for Charlie Bowles. By the career numbers, Gary Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Bowles and Gary Lucas

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.73
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
39.62
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
34.89
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Bowles and Gary Lucas

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
9
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.384
0.384
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Bowles and Gary Lucas

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
24.26
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.91
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
20.49
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA