Al Closter vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Al Closter
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Closter 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 6.62 and 2.094 for Al Closter. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Closter and Seth Lugo

Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.62
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.95
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.04
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
44.32
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
36.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Al Closter and Seth Lugo

Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.524
0.524
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Closter and Seth Lugo

Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1575
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA