Sam Cooper vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Lance McCullers

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Lance McCullers

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Lance McCullers

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100