Lou Ciola vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Ciola 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. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.56 and 1.603 for Lou Ciola. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Ciola and Lance McCullers

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and Lance McCullers

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and Lance McCullers

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
8.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100