Lance Cormier vs. Mark Portugal — Career Comparison

Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Portugal
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger

Mark Portugal built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Portugal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 76), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 70). Role difference aside, Mark Portugal holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lance Cormier and Mark Portugal

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.47
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.43
53.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.79
81.79
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
4.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
8.93
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.99
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.3
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
5.59
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7726
38.07
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
4.42
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.38
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.78
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6959
34.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Lance Cormier and Mark Portugal

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.25
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.03
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
1.95
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.94
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.84
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.79
81.79
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Cormier and Mark Portugal

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
394.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
510.4
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
100.95
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
74.86
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
132.7
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
124.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
37.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.83
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.99
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.5
28.92
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA