Ron Locke vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 3.66 and 1.393 for Pete Vuckovich. By the career numbers, Ron Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Locke and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
40.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ron Locke and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Locke and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-32.88
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
60.76
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100