Steve Luebber vs. Joe Neale — Career Comparison

Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Neale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Joe Neale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Luebber and Joe Neale

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.59
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.89
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.29
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.61
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
39.25
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
35.82
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Steve Luebber and Joe Neale

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.28
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.44
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.14
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.88
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.76
87.76
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.15
93.15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Luebber and Joe Neale

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
552.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
17.56
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-0.58
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100