Clay Carroll vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 73). Role difference aside, Clay Carroll holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Michael Lorenzen

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.49
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
8.62
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.36
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5114
34.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Michael Lorenzen

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Michael Lorenzen

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
1790.2
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
27
66.12
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
63.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.65
11.39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
30
73.47
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
34
83.27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
17
41.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
23
56.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.03
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
159.18
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43