Lucas Luetge vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Lucas Luetge
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Lucas Luetge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lucas Luetge led in home run suppression (HR9+ 163 vs 79), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 83). Role difference aside, Lucas Luetge holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lucas Luetge and Joe Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
8.99
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.77
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.43
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
38.97
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.79
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
34.71
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lucas Luetge and Joe Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lucas Luetge and Joe Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
230
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100