Bert Cole vs. Dick Luebke — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Luebke
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Luebke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Luebke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Dick Luebke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Dick Luebke

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
37.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Dick Luebke

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Dick Luebke

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
600
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Dick Luebke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Luebke
Career
Per 600 PA