Gary Lucas vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck 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 3.86 and 1.357 for Rudy Schwenck. 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 Rudy Schwenck

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
3.05
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
37.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
33.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.6
37.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Gary Lucas and Rudy Schwenck

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
5.5
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.11
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lucas and Rudy Schwenck

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
510.64
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
204.26
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA