Joey Lucchesi vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Joey Lucchesi
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bret Saberhagen a clear advantage over Joey Lucchesi across the core pitching metrics. Bret Saberhagen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 100). Joey Lucchesi held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 96). Bret Saberhagen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joey Lucchesi and Bret Saberhagen

Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.71
64.71
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.07
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
8.38
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2452
8.61
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
8.71
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
6.02
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
38.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.28
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.24
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9734
34.19
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Joey Lucchesi and Bret Saberhagen

Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.56
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.71
64.71
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Lucchesi and Bret Saberhagen

Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
119
686.54
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.79
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50.22
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
3.49
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
13.11
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.37
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.15
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.4
-25.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
3.94
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
64
369.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Lucchesi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA