Lucas Luetge vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Lucas Luetge
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Phil 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 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 87). Role difference aside, Lucas Luetge holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lucas Luetge and Phil Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.91
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
8.99
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.77
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.33
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
5.57
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.38
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
38.97
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.14
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
34.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Lucas Luetge and Phil Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.91
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.93
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lucas Luetge and Phil Niekro

Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
230
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
304.39
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1707
600
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Lucas Luetge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Lucas Luetge
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0