Norm Lehr vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Norm Lehr
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Norm Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Lehr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.023 compared to 3.66 and 1.393 for Pete Vuckovich. By the career numbers, Norm Lehr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Vuckovich

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
35.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
38.27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
33.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5501
34.02
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Vuckovich

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455.1
9
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Vuckovich

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100