Danny Friend vs. Larry Luebbers — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Luebbers
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Luebbers built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Friend as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Friend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.96 and 1.521 for Larry Luebbers. By the career numbers, Danny Friend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Larry Luebbers

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.04
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.52
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.89
63.89
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.71
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.96
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9.98
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.23
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.36
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.06
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.14
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.58
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.96
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
39.24
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.71
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.82
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2197
35.84
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
33.97
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Larry Luebbers

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.1
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.79
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.32
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.78
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.01
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.51
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.88
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Larry Luebbers

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
480
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
564.43
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
113.83
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
28.76
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
31.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.23
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA