Tom Lovett vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Tom Lovett
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Tom Lovett 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 3.94 and 1.367 for Tom Lovett. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Lovett and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.98
91.98
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.91
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
3.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3916
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
9.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
3.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5725
39.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
5.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5222
36
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Tom Lovett and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4020
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.56
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.787
1.787
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lovett and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
166
164.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
567.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.78
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.91
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.93
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.79
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.91
35.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
136.41
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
137.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
74.14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
68.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.39
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.86
34.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.67
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100