Pat Caraway vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Pat Caraway
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Caraway built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.35 and 1.542 for Pat Caraway. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Caraway and Lance McCullers

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.03
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
10.21
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.84
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
40.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
6.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
36.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Pat Caraway and Lance McCullers

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.194
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Caraway and Lance McCullers

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
109
373.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
65.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
28.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
133.71
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
116.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
26.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
89.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
6.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100