Tom Ford vs. Larry Luebbers — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Larry Luebbers
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Luebbers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 2.059 compared to 4.96 and 1.521 for Larry Luebbers. By the career numbers, Tom Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Ford and Larry Luebbers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.89
63.89
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.94
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.96
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.14
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.96
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
39.24
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.82
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
33.97
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Larry Luebbers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.48
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.59
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.32
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.95
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.01
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.96
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.88
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Larry Luebbers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
480
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.32
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
28.76
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-37.08
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
31.43
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA