Gary Lucas vs. Ralph McCabe — Career Comparison

Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph McCabe
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph McCabe built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 11.25 and 1.750 for Ralph McCabe. By the career numbers, Gary Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lucas and Ralph McCabe

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.55
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
5.52
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Gary Lucas and Ralph McCabe

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.384
0.384
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lucas and Ralph McCabe

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
4.62
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
57.45
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.53
-16.15
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA