Troy Cate vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.49 and 1.191 for Seth Lugo. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Seth Lugo

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Seth Lugo

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Seth Lugo

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA