Gary Lucas vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 82). Role difference aside, Gary Lucas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lucas and Dan Petry

Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8860
38.33
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Gary Lucas and Dan Petry

Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
2.11
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lucas and Dan Petry

Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
2610.64
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA