Steve Luebber vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Luebber built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Niehaus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.62 and 1.585 for Steve Luebber. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Luebber and Dick Niehaus

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9.29
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.62
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.19
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.61
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
39.43
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
35.1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Steve Luebber and Dick Niehaus

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Luebber and Dick Niehaus

Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
45
675
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
510
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
180
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100