Jack Flaherty vs. Ray Lucas — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Lucas
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 5.79 and 1.607 for Ray Lucas. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Ray Lucas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.79
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
9.32
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
40.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.95
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
35.04
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Ray Lucas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.73
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2972
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990.2
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.79
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.56
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.52
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.136
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Ray Lucas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
792
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
492
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
80.7
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
98.16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
46
184
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA