Keefe Cato vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Keefe Cato
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Keefe Cato as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 6.98 and 1.500 for Keefe Cato. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keefe Cato and Seth Lugo

Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.5
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
40.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
35.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Keefe Cato and Seth Lugo

Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keefe Cato and Seth Lugo

Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
131.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Keefe Cato
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keefe Cato
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA