Aaron Civale vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Aaron Civale
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Civale 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. Aaron Civale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 98). Lance McCullers held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Aaron Civale.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Civale and Lance McCullers

Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
8.41
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
8.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.56
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
37.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
34.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Aaron Civale and Lance McCullers

Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Civale and Lance McCullers

Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
21000
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
3172.88
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
488.14
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100