Jack Lundbom vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Jack Lundbom
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Lundbom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 6.62 and 1.882 for Jack Lundbom. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Lundbom and Johnny Vander Meer

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
12.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.43
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
42.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
38.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.62
42.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jack Lundbom and Johnny Vander Meer

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Lundbom and Johnny Vander Meer

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.16
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.45
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
50.41
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
56.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100