Jon Lieber vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Jon Lieber
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.27 and 1.302 for Jon Lieber. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lieber and Ray Narleski

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.54
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
4.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
9.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.03
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
6.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
38.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.74
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8660
35.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jon Lieber and Ray Narleski

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.88
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lieber and Ray Narleski

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
347.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
525.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
72.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
58.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.38
13.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
87.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
98.71
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
30.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
52.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
25.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
234
200.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA