Lem Cross vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Steve Luebber

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.65
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Steve Luebber

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.44
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.88
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Steve Luebber

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA