Joe Brown vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown 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 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Brown and Steve Luebber

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.68
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Steve Luebber

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
2.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.88
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Steve Luebber

Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA