Jim Acker vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 86). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Seth Lugo

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Seth Lugo

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Seth Lugo

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA