Happy Foreman vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Happy Foreman
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Happy Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Foreman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.676 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Happy Foreman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Happy Foreman and Steve Luebber

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
38.91
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.61
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.97
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
31.76
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
34.24
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Happy Foreman and Steve Luebber

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.833
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Happy Foreman and Steve Luebber

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1200
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.33
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-35.29
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA