Ed Cole vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cole 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 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Steve Luebber

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Steve Luebber

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Steve Luebber

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1145.45
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.98
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-6.06
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA