Larry Luebbers vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Larry Luebbers
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Luebbers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.96 and 1.521 for Larry Luebbers. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Luebbers and Ted Wilks

Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
39.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
33.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Larry Luebbers and Ted Wilks

Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Luebbers and Ted Wilks

Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
480
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
533.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
28.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
31.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Luebbers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA