Jerry Lane vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Jerry Lane
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Lane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.48 and 1.417 for Jerry Lane. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Lane and Pete Vuckovich

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.69
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.87
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
38.49
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.07
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.71
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
35.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Jerry Lane and Pete Vuckovich

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
12.88
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.54
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.57
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Lane and Pete Vuckovich

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
1094.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
458.82
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
26.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
16.95
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100