Lew Richie vs. Owen Scheetz — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Richie built a career as a starting pitcher and Owen Scheetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lew Richie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.54 and WHIP 1.240 compared to 7 and 2.222 for Owen Scheetz. By the career numbers, Lew Richie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Richie and Owen Scheetz

Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.49
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.24
53.24
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
7.88
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.28
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5422
35.9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.52
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
3.6
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4895
32.41
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46

Fielding Stats for Lew Richie and Owen Scheetz

Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.7
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.85
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2412
27
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.66
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.59
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
4.3
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.54
31.54
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Richie and Owen Scheetz

Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
299.38
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
550.31
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
80.75
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
62.11
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.18
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.45
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.63
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
22.32
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
106.83
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.54
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.09
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
59.63
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
15.68
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
31.06
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
96
119.25
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.63
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA