Cy Buker vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Cy Buker
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Buker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Buker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Cy Buker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Buker and Steve Luebber

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.33
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.3
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.64
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.95
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.06
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
40.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.23
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.97
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
35.45
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Cy Buker and Steve Luebber

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Buker and Steve Luebber

Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1260
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
5.86
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
5.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA