Joe Gannon vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Joe Gannon
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gannon 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 11 and 2.000 for Joe Gannon. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gannon and Steve Luebber

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Gannon and Steve Luebber

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.44
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.88
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gannon and Steve Luebber

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.33
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-35.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA