Randy Choate vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Randy Choate
Gen XTexasThrows 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 Randy Choate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Choate led in home run suppression (HR9+ 284 vs 122), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 115). Seth Lugo held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Choate.

Pitching Stats for Randy Choate and Seth Lugo

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
7.72
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
8.06
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
7.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
38.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
33.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Randy Choate and Seth Lugo

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.58
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.9
95.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Choate and Seth Lugo

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
67200
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA