Luis Ayala vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Lorenzen

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
5.96
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Lorenzen

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Lorenzen

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
126.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
47.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
57.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43