Eli Cates vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates 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. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.25 and 1.370 for Lance McCullers. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Lance McCullers

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.25
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
3.74
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
33.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Lance McCullers

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Lance McCullers

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
498.59
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100