Grant Bowler vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Grant Bowler
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Grant Bowler 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 6.91 and 1.968 for Grant Bowler. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Bowler and Steve Luebber

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.91
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.88
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.83
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.67
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
43.2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Grant Bowler and Steve Luebber

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Bowler and Steve Luebber

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
784.62
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
17.26
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-6.44
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA