Lou Lucier vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lou Lucier built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.81 and 1.623 for Lou Lucier. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Lucier and Ray Narleski

Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Lou Lucier and Ray Narleski

Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.2
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.55
19.55
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Lucier and Ray Narleski

Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
25.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
29.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA