Jim Kern vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Jim Kern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kern and Steve Luebber

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.06
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3422
38.82
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.61
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.97
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
34.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Kern and Steve Luebber

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.97
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.79
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kern and Steve Luebber

Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
67
1914.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-35.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA