John Costello vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and John Costello as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 115). John Costello held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 121). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Costello and Seth Lugo

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
8.06
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
38.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.05
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.74
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for John Costello and Seth Lugo

John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Costello and Seth Lugo

John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
4760
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA