Luther Roy vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Zerbe
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luther Roy built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Zerbe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 7.17 and 1.893 for Luther Roy. By the career numbers, Chad Zerbe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Roy and Chad Zerbe

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.95
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.95
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.87
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.48
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.74
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.17
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
34.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Luther Roy and Chad Zerbe

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.67
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.26
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.21
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Roy and Chad Zerbe

Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
521.31
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA