Alex Jones vs. Larry Luebbers — Career Comparison

Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Luebbers
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Luebbers built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.96 and 1.521 for Larry Luebbers. By the career numbers, Alex Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Jones and Larry Luebbers

Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.89
63.89
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.73
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.96
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.94
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9.23
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.46
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.14
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.96
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
39.8
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
39.24
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.82
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
33.97
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Alex Jones and Larry Luebbers

Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.32
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.01
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.88
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Jones and Larry Luebbers

Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
480
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
544.83
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.86
26.6
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
28.76
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
144.83
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.64
25.08
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
31.43
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
33
227.59
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA